Pathways & Standards
Approval Standards
Extended-release stimulants will add a new ‘Limitation of Use’ about weight loss in children under 6 years, reflecting concerns about overuse from the Make America Healthy Again commission, a concern multiple studies did not find valid.
Roche’s filing for Elevidys in the EU followed applications in Middle Eastern countries because those markets accept applications based on approval by the US Food and Drugs Administration.
An ongoing proof-of-concept study by the European Medicines Agency testing the use of US-style standards for submitting non-clinical raw data in marketing applications has received positive feedback from both industry and regulatory assessors so far.
The Pink Sheet's list of EU centralized approvals of new active substances has been updated to include two new products, one of which is Tepezza, Amgen's treatment for moderate to severe thyroid eye disease.
Review Pathways
The Health and Human Services Secretary made incorrect statements about the status of key industry priorities at a recent House hearing, which actually may be a good thing for drug sponsors.
Roche’s filing for Elevidys in the EU followed applications in Middle Eastern countries because those markets accept applications based on approval by the US Food and Drugs Administration.
Incentives for repurposed drugs proposed as part of the EU pharma reform package are a “great step forward,” but more recognition is needed from payers and regulators to leverage the benefits of these medicines, experts say.
The government has explained how to navigate the UK’s regulatory and market access funding mechanisms.
User Fees
The US FDA will not be in its usual position as the first regulator to approve novel drugs, with only one of the six novel candidates on the July user fee calendar seeking its first approval worldwide in the US
Ongoing questions about user fees exerting too much influence over the FDA could spawn a shift in the PDUFA structure when talks begin later this year.
FDA employees are concerned that while the budget authority total proposed for fiscal year 2026 meets the user fee appropriations' triggers, the FDA could have trouble meeting allocation triggers without cuts to non-review work.
The House Appropriations Committee wants an analysis of how issues that led to CRLs could have been resolved within the first review cycle and seeks an agency crackdown on counterfeit GLP-1 agonists.