Most FDA advisory committee members vote to wait until clinical trial results are submitted, but some also say warning should be include additional adverse events.
There appeared to be little interest among FDA advisory committee members to rush adjustments to the labeling for Pfizer Inc.’s smoking cessation drug Chantix, especially with a clinical trial about to be completed that may answer the question.
The result seems to be a negative for Pfizer, which had submitted a supplemental application to make several labeling changes...
Alternative therapies designed to avoid, eliminate, or reduce the use of opioids may be eligible for Breakthrough Therapy Designation or Priority Review, the US FDA draft guidance says.
The Trump Administration may differ from the Biden Administration in some areas of health care antitrust enforcement, but experts said some Biden-era priorities may be maintained.
The agency’s proposal to award six-month pediatric exclusivity only for studies beyond those required under the Pediatric Research Equity Act will weaken the incentive and result in less research for pediatric uses, stakeholders said.
MSN Laboratories wins another case against Novartis and will keep approval for its generic version of Entresto. The decision effectively confirms that US FDA can approve ANDA labels that make limited wording changes to carve around patent-protected indications, reinforcing the agency’s flexibility.
The Immunization Safety Office leveraged a “coordinated network of complementary surveillance systems” to monitor COVID-19 vaccine risks during the pandemic, but its communications faced challenges and were often intertwined with CDC efforts to promote vaccination, NASEM report finds.
Claims for the dermatological appearing on websites and social media were challenged by Dupixent marketer Sanofi. Galderma said it would comply with the National Advertising Division’s recommendations, a move that underscores the challenging times for DTC advertisers.
FDA’s former CBER director is joining industry as senior VP of molecule discovery and head, infectious disease at Eli Lilly.
