Pharmaceutical-focused field offices are another result of FDA’s Program Alignment Group process.
Domestic pharmaceutical inspections may be run out of a few FDA field offices once the agency’s Program Alignment Group process is completed.
Alonza Cruse, FDA acting pharmaceutical quality program director, said June 16 after a presentation at the Drug Information Association annual meeting that the drugs field staff could work out
Sponsors reported faster development times for products that joined the pilot program intended to speed rare disease treatments in CBER.
The Trump Administration requested a dismissal or transfer of a lawsuit seeking to tighten the safety requirements for the abortion pill mifepristone on procedural grounds, which still leaves the administration's position on the case's merits unclear.
Some advisory committee members said adding quantitative data on misuse, abuse, opioid use disorder and overdose to labeling would be helpful, but others worried the two epidemiological studies were not sufficiently generalizable to a broader population.
Viatris joined Hikma and Amneal, in signing agreements for cash settlements that resolve allegations its practices fueled the US’ deadly opioid epidemic.
During its first quarter earnings call, Moderna avoided criticizing vaccine policy changes, but de-emphasized its flu/COVID-19 vaccine for those under age 50 and prioritized cancer programs.
US HHS Advisor Calley Means said new pathways for root-cause treatments are part of the HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vision for the FDA. But what most biopharma companies consider preventative medicines are not what he has in mind, nor does he seem to see those companies as part of the solution.
US FDA Commissioner Martin Makary’s disavowal of a proposed reorganization plan may be an important turning point in the Trump Administration. The move does not improve the situation, but may mean the administration stops actively making things worse.
