Regulatory Authority Actions

FDA has approved Evkeeza for young children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

Narcan, from Emergent Solutions, will be the first naloxone product permitted for use without prescription by FDA.

A new Interagency Working Group for Bayh-Dole will review the government’s authority to revoke licenses for medical products.

The recent document will guide the use of DHT-derived data in regulatory decision-making for drugs and biological products.

27 drugs within Medicare will face penalties for having their prices raised faster than the rate of inflation.

FDA is seeking $7.2 billion to enhance food safety and advance medical product availability.

Even after an FDA advisory panel voted 14–1 in October 2022 to remove the drug, Makena manufacturer Covis Pharma continued to press for some continued access to the therapy.

Congressional leaders are investigating how pharmacy benefit managers determine health plan coverage and charges for medicines.

Janssen has received a positive opinion from EMA for AKEEGA plus prednisone or prednisolone for the treatment of BRCA1/2 gene-mutated metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.

Any patients who have received the identified lots or have any questions regarding the recall should contact their pharmacy or immediately contact a health provider in terms of medical advice.

The guidance is intended to build on the existing International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) quality guidance.

The new guidance provides detailed recommendations to drug developers with a target of helping to ensure that drug developers provide adequate information to assess potency at each stage of a product’s life cycle.

Advances in vaccine development are creating partnerships and stimulating clinical trials to develop new mRNA applications.

That wave beginning to crash over PhRMA’s gunwales may well emanate from a startup mindset, rather than Big Pharma or government policy pundits.

Moderna and Merck’s investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by FDA.

WHO is appealing for US $392 million to reach 12.9 million people with essential health assistance in 2023.

Orchard Therapeutics has announced an agreement which will enable reimbursed access to Libmeldy for all eligible MLD patients in Sweden.

Sanofi’s once-weekly replacement therapy is FDA-approved for prevention and treatment of bleeding episodes in people with hemophilia A.

GAO calls for more oversight of institutional review boards in clinical trials.

This warning is the second on top of a previous warning not to purchase or use EzriCare Artificial Tears or Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears due to potential bacterial contamination.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals’ Syfovre is a pegcetacoplan injection intended for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration.

Some noteworthy PSGs include dihydroergotamine mesylate nasal spray, glucagon nasal powder, afamelanotide subcutaneous implant, and triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension.

The intention of the FOA is to address diverse topics related to improving the efficiency of biosimilar product development and advancing the development of interchangeable products.

After years of FDA issuing guidance documents and launching programs to encourage sponsors to seek broader representation in clinical trials, policy makers have added a “stick” to the process.

Pseudoephedrine is an oral treatment that can be used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat nasal congestion resulting from a cold, flu, or allergy.