The first oral alternative to vaginal or oral steroidal estrogens for treatment of dyspareunia due to menopause appears to have lower risks of stroke and deep vein thrombosis, according to FDA labeling.
Shionogi Inc.’s Osphena (ospemifene) may offer an alternative to estrogen therapy for treatment of pain during sexual intercourse in postmenopausal women that carries a lower risk of blood clots.
FDA approved Osphena Feb. 26 to treat women experiencing moderate to severe dyspareunia (pain during sexual intercourse), a symptom of...
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The first “Rare disease Innovation, Science and Exploration (RISE) meeting to discuss the choice of control arms for studies in small populations will be Sept. 3 after plans were delayed by ongoing changes at the FDA.
Acknowledging the risks and limitations of factorial designs, draft guidance outlines how sponsors might employ external data, such as registries or patient-level real-world data, for combination cancer therapies.
Returning FDA biologics center director Vinay Prasad used the Papzimeous approval announcement to reinforce his flexibility on rare disease therapies after several complete response letters and his brief departure from the agency.
Enhancing the consistency and clarity of information requests and discipline review letters, and improving assessment milestone communications are key areas targeted by generic drug makers for user fee program negotiations.
Pfizer still has not submitted a supplemental biologics license application for the youngest population even though people familiar say it has dominated that market. Moderna says it can “step up” supply.
Aurobindo is confident its planned Lannett acquisition will meet US FTC standards after an attempt to acquire Sandoz assets was nixed in 2020. The deal also could widen Aurobindo’s US manufacturing presence.
The Pink Sheet takes an exclusive look at the complete response letter, which shows the information on application deficiencies that could become widely available if FDA leaders succeed in releasing CRLs in real time.
