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After REMS: An Interview With Amgen’s Paul Seligman

 
• By Michael McCaughan

Health care reform means a lot of things for the pharmaceutical industry. Will it also mean the end of REMS? The former head of FDA’s drug safety office thinks that is a question worth asking.

If you are interested in the future of pharmaceutical risk management, you might want to start by reading a 15-year-old report.

In an interview on the evolution of FDA’s Risk Evaluation & Mitigation Strategies, Amgen Inc. Executive Director-Global Regulatory Policy...

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• By Bridget Silverman

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The REMS removal and labeling changes should open up CAR-T treatment to many more US patients, although other regulatory hurdles and safety language that experts had wanted removed still stand.

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• By Bridget Silverman

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• By Cathy Kelly

The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had only seven members in place as it met for the first time since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the previous panelists. CDC Director nominee Susan Monarez said finding replacements has been difficult.

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AI And Inertia: The Disruptors Keeping EU Regulators Awake At Night

 
• By Francesca Bruce

Data is “the new oil,” but its use will challenge regulators, while inertia is the biggest disrupter of all for European regulators, according to European Medicines Agency chiefs past and present.

AI In Manufacturing: EU To Revamp GMP Guidance In Light Of Digital Advancements

 
• By Eliza Slawther

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• By Xu Hu

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