Vimizim post-marketing requirements could help FDA better understand the clinical significance of anti-drug antibodies commonly seen with enzyme replacement therapies for lysosomal storage diseases and the risks of tolerance induction therapy to manage immunogenicity.
Widespread development of anti-drug antibodies in studies of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.’s Vimizim sparked debate about the role that tolerance induction therapy should play when FDA is making risk-benefit calculations about products where immunogenicity is a significant factor, FDA review documents show.
The effect of neutralizing antibodies on the long-term efficacy and safety of enzyme replacement therapies is a challenging issue for...
While the 15% rate is a substantial blow for pharmaceutical firms, the US-EU deal provides a framework for trade agreements with other countries that could see the industry avoiding higher tariffs elsewhere.
Average sales prices, and Medicare spending on some drugs, would be expected to be lower, CMS says in the Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.
FDA Commissioner Martin Makary suggested 60 new molecular entities could be approved in 2025, which appears possible, but can the strained staff deliver?
The US FDA says its release of complete response letters for products subsequently approved by the agency is just a first step toward releasing rejection letters when they are issued, assuming legal issues can be resolved.
The FDA's recent announcement of plans to expand unannounced inspections at ex-US facilities should put firms on advance notice that their next foreign facility inspection may not be preannounced, Ivy Sweeney, acting head of the agency's drug inspections office said.
New US FDA drugs center director George Tidmarsh’s data-centric comments at a Reagan-Udall Foundation meeting on unapproved fluoride products could suggest patients’ and caregivers’ experiences will carry less weight in benefit-risk decisions under his leadership.
Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss the potential impact George Tidmarsh could have as director of the US FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and the issues threatening the future of Sarepta’s gene therapy Elevidys.
