FDA Evaluating Orlistat For Potential Serious Risks
FDA is evaluating whether recent adverse event reports of rectal bleeding signal a potential serious risk identified with orlistat - the active ingredient in Roche's Rx diet drug Xenical and GlaxoSmithKline's OTC weight-loss product alli
More from Archive
More from Pink Sheet
Swiss authorities have introduced temporary measures that will make it easier for health care professionals to import medicines that are either not authorized or not available in Switzerland, which will particularly benefit pediatric drugs, in light of ongoing shortages.
Both the EU Clinical Trials Regulation and the European Health Data Space Regulation have the potential to improve harmonization and be highly valuable for industry – but the importance of protecting company data will be paramount, a life sciences consultant says.
With review and development uncertainly increasing, "it’s going to take longer for certain targets … to progress to a place where they’ve been derisked enough that big pharma is ready to write a big check," said Andrew Goodman of Paul Hastings.