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FDA Off-Label Reg Changes For Drugs Could Be Driven By Tobacco Policy

 
• By Brenda Sandburg

FDA is eliminating ‘intended use’ regulation requiring firms to label products for unintended use when they have knowledge of such use.

For decades FDA regulations have required manufacturers who have knowledge about off-label uses of their products to include such information in their labeling. The agency is now proposing to eliminate the requirement, and attorneys are encouraging firms to take this opportunity to push for further changes to off-label rules.

The agency slipped the proposed changes to its “intended use” regulations into a proposed rule clarifying when products derived from tobacco are to be regulated as a drug, device or combination product

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Ocaliva: Still No Clarity On Why EU Court Opposed Revocation Of Approval

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.

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Viatris Agrees To $335m Opioid Settlement Ending US State, Local Government Cases

 
• By Dean Rudge

Viatris joined Hikma and Amneal, in signing agreements for cash settlements that resolve allegations its practices fueled the US’ deadly opioid epidemic.

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• By Jessica Merrill

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What The EMA Can Teach HTA Bodies About Joint Clinical Assessments

 
• By Francesca Bruce

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