Biden administration sets May 11 as end date for public health emergency. CDER has said it will work with sponsors to help them gain approval of COVID therapeutics cleared under emergency use authorizations, but agency will likely not issue a formal transition framework.
A formal system to ensure COVID-19 therapeutics move from emergency use authorization to full US Food and Drug Administration approval likely will not be implemented within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at this time.
A CDER spokesperson told the Pink Sheet that the center wants to ensure they and sponsors maintain the ability to...
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Top areas for potential 2025 approvals were shaped by R&D focused on increasingly tightly targeted therapies, including the eight new candidates to join the still-burgeoning kinase inhibitor class and RNA interference, as well as many varieties of antibodies.
CBER has at least 14 and CDER another 10 novel biologics among the more than 60 candidates with a user fee goal in 2025.
Restrictions on commonly used chemicals, increased reporting requirements and enhanced environmental risk assessments are just some of the new EU sustainability and environmental rules pharmaceutical companies are potentially facing. While some measures are multi-sectoral, others are pharma specific. The Pink Sheet takes a look at some of the developments in 2024 and expectations for 2025 and beyond.
Only one-third of novel agents with 2025 goal dates come from the traditional oncology, hematology and neuroscience strongholds. Immunodermatology also is cooling, while cardiovascular drugs return to the front burner.
After an Aug. 6 safety labeling change, the FDA became aware of “more compelling evidence” that the risk for serious chikungunya-like illness is not limited to older adults, CBER Director Prasad said.
Generic drug industry representatives applauded the FDA decision to bring back key staff in the Office of Generic Drugs that were laid off earlier this year.
The White House is directing the Health and Human Services Department to replenish stockpiles of active pharmaceutical ingredients for “especially critical” medicines.
