US FDA proposes studies to look at the impact of disclosure of a product’s secondary claims and biosimilar designation; disclosure about unapproved uses; and the impact of citing a drug’s multiple indications in TV ads.
The US Food and Drug Administration plans to conduct a trio of new studies to assess how prescription drug promotions impact the perceptions of healthcare professionals and consumers.
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The loss of policy analyst, legal, project manager and social scientist positions has experts wondering if the Trump Administration is eyeing a broader effort to limit DTC advertising. The OPDP layoffs are expected to result in delayed reviews of promotional pieces.
Results from a single-arm study cannot support representations on overall survival, progression-free survival and disease control rate for the cancer drug, the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion said in another “untitled” letter implicating the agency’s CFL guidance.
Sponsors should review longstanding agency concepts on consumer-friendly language and claims limitations, along with Office of Prescription Drug Promotion research and enforcement, when applying the 2018 CFL guidance to direct-to-consumer advertising, Sidley Austin’s Cope says.
A retrospective analysis does not support a claim that multiple myeloma patients are more adherent to Hemady than generic dexamethasone, OPDP said in an "untitled" letter suggesting increased enforcement focus on promotions leveraging the agency’s 2018 CFL guidance.
The rollout of Trump’s plan has been a policy whiplash, but despite a 90-day pause on tariffs, the US president still appears to be holding a grudge with industry over drug pricing.
US-based Colossal Labs has claimed to bring back the dire wolf from extinction. While the science is not as dramatic in India yet, cell and gene therapies are making progress as treatments for cancer and other diseases. Pink Sheet takes a look at what is driving CGT success and growth.
The US FDA has deemed certain in vitro bioequivalence studies conducted by CRO Raptim Research “not acceptable” and raised concerns over its in vivo study methods.
