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Sentinel Speak: FDA Learns a New Language

 
• By Cole Werble

Setting up broad-based surveillance with academic and health plan partners is a new endeavor for the Food & Drug Administration, and one of the surprises for the agency is learning how to talk to these new partners.

FDA has fifty years of experience talking to drug sponsors about safety, efficacy and regulatory obligations. With that experience comes a specific language and de facto code of etiquette. The Food & Drug Administration and sponsors know what the agency can require, what it can't and the code words for signaling different attitudes that may not always be spelled out in regulations.

Now that Congress has assigned FDA the task of setting up a full-blown active surveillance network to track drugs and...

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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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Brazil Pilots Digital Drug Pack Inserts

 
• By Francesca Bruce

A new pilot aims to take Brazil closer to ‘digital transformation.’

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Kisunla Back In The Spotlight As EMA Reconsiders Alzheimer’s Drug Rejection

 
• By Eliza Slawther

It appears that the European Medicines Agency is making progress on its re-examination of Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Kisunla, following an initial rejection in March based on safety concerns.

Canada Joins Global Push To Drop Costly Clinical Trials For Biosimilars

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Health Canada’s proposal to no longer require biosimilar manufacturers to prove the safety and efficacy of their product through Phase III clinical trials marks a pivotal change in Canada’s regulatory approach.

Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi May Be On Course To India, Kisunla In The Wings

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Key expert panel go-ahead with a trial waiver put’s Eisai's Alzheimer's therapy on track for a debut in India where tailored pricing will be pivotal. Lilly’s Kisunla is also under regulatory review.