Other expedited pathways like fast track, priority review or breakthrough could be appropriate, according to new draft guidance.
The accelerated approval pathway appears closed for sponsors of non-opioid pain medications, although other US Food and Drug Administration expedited approval options remain available.
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Three weeks after its user fee goal date, the FDA demanded a postmarketing commitment “to generate additional data,” Novavax said.
PhRMA questioned whether proof-of-concept studies are needed before an INTERACT meeting and said a draft guidance describing the timing of definitive toxicology studies creates confusion.
The FDA struck an upbeat tone during its annual Generic Drugs Forum despite an unprecedented period of cutbacks and disruptions and reiterated a desire to continue meeting user fee goals.
Ascertaining the novelty and benefits of Makary’s new drug approval idea – along with what it would take to implement it – requires more clarity on the types of studies he envisions being used to grant and confirm “plausible mechanism’ approvals.
Ascertaining the novelty and benefits of Makary’s new drug approval idea – along with what it would take to implement it – requires more clarity on the types of studies he envisions being used to grant and confirm “plausible mechanism’ approvals.
Consumer and academic group comments on accelerated approval and confirmatory trial guidances say the proposed criteria for determining when a study is underway are too vague.
A new chapter that will be published in the European Pharmacopoeia soon is expected to provide a comprehensive framework for the production and quality control of cell-based preparations. Meanwhile, an existing chapter has been revised to facilitate the implementation of rapid microbiological testing methods.
