FDA says Valiant’s webpage for Zovirax overstates the efficacy of the herpes drug and makes unsubstantiated claims it is superior to Valtrex. It is the fifth letter the agency has sent the company in the past year.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. may have set a record with FDA. In the past year the company has received five letters from the agency objecting to its promotional materials.
Most recently, FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion sent a “notice of violation” letter to Valeant Pharmaceuticals North...
US FDA critics have long decried the practice of using informal communications to convey regulatory expectations as podium policy. In the Makary era, the phrase may need to be updated because the agency now seems to be specializing in policy by podcast.
Tala Fakhouri said the agency’s use of the AI tool in the review process has generated lots of questions.
Kumar takes over as acting director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research’s Office of Therapeutic Products days after director Nicole Verdun was ousted.
Recent and upcoming US FDA advisory committee meetings and a summary of the topics covered.
Highlights from Day Four of the BIO International Convention include policy concerns helping constrain dealmaking, Novartis discussing its approach to partnering, and Generate looking for funding to move into Phase III.
The former CDER director said she tells sponsors not to conduct an FDA-recommended study design or randomized trial if it will not work.
Artificial intelligence tools used for clinical research should be developed with input from patients and focus on their needs and abilities, FDA experts said.
