The institute has come under scrutiny in the past for how it describes its investigational cancer products, but more mainstream oncology companies have also been cited for jumping the gun with promotional claims for products FDA hasn’t yet approved.
Promoting investigational therapies as if they are already approved by FDA may seem like a bright-line violation but even some well-respected companies have crossed it. The latest firm to receive a rebuke on this score from FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP), Burzynski Research Institute, has a more colorful history than most.
In an Oct. 18 “notice of violation” letter, OPDP cites Burzynski for press releases claiming, for...
European regulators must work hard to maintain and build vital but fragile trust in science and processes, said speakers at an event celebrating the European Medicines 30th anniversary.
Nonvoting industry representative’s presence at Pediatric Advisory Committee meeting was required by statute, the agency said, a de facto acknowledgement that an April directive precluding industry reps from sitting on advisory committees has had little practical effect.
Akin to the 505(b)(2) NDA, a new biologic pathway could reduce the need for animal testing, FDA toxicologist says. Expanded use of generally accepted scientific knowledge (GASK), which few sponsors have attempted despite a 2023 draft guidance, would also help.
Seven weeks before its action date and a month after an advisory committee was hastily cancelled, Capricor gets a CRL for its cell therapy deramiocel in DMD-related cardiomyopathy citing efficacy and manufacturing concerns. It has a Phase III study nearing readout, though.
Teva seeks a dedicated development program and first-cycle approval metrics for complex generics. Role of artificial intelligence in the generic drug review process is a talking point for both agency and industry at reauthorization kickoff meeting.
The transparency initiative collects CRLs already made public in approval packages on its drugs@fda site to post on the openFDA public portal.
FDA staff are trying to plan for program implementation in the absence of critical eligibility and other details, although guidance may be coming soon.
