Bodyarmor Rejects NAD’s ‘Upgrade’ Claim Critique

The FDA law establishing REMS authority does not preempt a West Virginia law that would restrict mifepristone use in the state, an appeals court said, a decision that could have broader ramifications for the agency’s authority to ensure drug access.

The FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee will consider whether appropriate dosages of belantamab mafodotin have been identified for two second-line, multiple myeloma indications. Ocular toxicities and large number of dose modifications in trials raised FDA concerns about benefit-risk.

The official separation of those impacted by the reduction-in-force and some others who are leaving the agency are not yet reflected in CDER employee gains and losses data.

In this second of a two-part series of articles, US Pharmacopeia CEO Ronald T. Piervincenzi tells the Pink Sheet which animal testing models have alternative options and highlights where further investment and research is needed to develop appropriate alternatives.