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US FDA Inspectors, Product Centers Working Closer Together Ahead Of ORA Reorg
Compliance functions will be moved to the product centers when ORA becomes the Office of Inspections and Investigations, and centers will become responsible for making the final agency decision on inspection classifications, Associate Commissioner Michael Rogers said.
EU Urban Wastewater Directive Update ‘Unfairly Targets Pharmaceutical Industry’
The European Parliament has voted for a deal agreed with the council of minister to ensure polluters pay for cleaning up urban wastewater.
It’s Official: FDA Drops Final Rule On LDTs
The US FDA's controversial final rule places laboratory developed tests under same regulatory purview as other in vitro diagnostics. While the agency opted to include an exemption for LDTs already on the market, it did not provide an exemption for tests developed in academic medical centers.
EU And South Korea Sign Deal On Exchange Of Confidential Information
The EU and Korean authorities say the agreement will allow them to further develop moves towards mutual recognition and regulatory harmonization.
Puberty Blockers: FDA's Califf Asked If REMS, Boxed Warning Against Off-Label Use In The Works
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf tells House appropriations subcommittee chair the agency will 'consider any information that may be available' on off-label use of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria before making a regulatory decision.
Keeping Track: Cancer Approvals From Lumisight Imaging To Adjuvant Alecensa
The US FDA’s approval of Lumicell’s optical imaging agent Lumisight makes a dozen novel approvals in 2024 for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
Ivermectin Settlement Brings Relief And Worry For US FDA Communications
The FDA’s decision to end litigation challenging an agency communication that tried to tackle COVID-19 misinformation leaves an appeals court opinion in place that could haunt it later. But continuing to fight the case could have left the agency in a far worse position.
EMA Probe Finds No Link Between GLP-1s And Suicidal Thoughts & Actions
After reviewing the evidence from non-clinical studies, clinical trials, post-marketing surveillance data and other studies, the European Medicines Agency said there was no need to update the product information for 11 diabetes and weight management drugs.
Abecma Approval In Earlier Myeloma Carries Caution On Early Death Data
Labeling describes early death imbalance that delayed approval of Bristol Myers Squibb’s CAR-T therapy for more than three months after its user fee goal, but does not add to boxed warning; J&J’s Carvykti is due for imminent US FDA action on its own early-stage myeloma bid.
New Zealand Addresses ‘Significant’ & ‘Other’ Safety Issues In New PhV Guide
A revised pharmacovigilance guideline will come into effect in New Zealand on 1 July, although sponsors may start using it now.
FDA’s Authority Looks Safe From Judicial Interference Following Supreme Court Abortion Pill Arguments
The agency's and the pharma industry’s worst fears – that a potential ruling in the mifepristone case might usurp the FDA’s scientific authority and throw the stability of the US drug approval process into question – seem unlikely to materialize as the majority of the Supreme Court justices signal the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine lacks standing to sue.
EU Warns Of Life-Threatening Interactions Between Paxlovid & Some Immunosuppressants
The EU’s pharmacovigilance committee says that a review of the available evidence showed that in several cases, blood levels of immunosuppressants increased rapidly to toxic levels in patients who were taking the Pfizer drug.
Mifepristone Supporters Highlight Voter Trust In FDA Decisions Ahead Of Supreme Court Arguments
New poll from advocates pushing for courts and the states to stay out of FDA’s scientific decisions indicates majority of US voters support FDA drug safety determinations across party lines, though Republican support is more tentative.
‘The Run Is Worth The Slide:’ FDA Advisors Urge Expansion Of J&J’s CAR-T Carvykti Despite Initial Upfront Treatment Risks
Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee also favors earlier use of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Abecma in multiple myeloma, although some members raise concerns about lack of plateau in progression-free survival benefit and equivocable overall survival data.
BMS And J&J CAR-Ts Flagged For Early Deaths Ahead of Back-To-Back FDA Advisory Panels
Deaths that occurred before a patient randomized to one of the CAR-T products received that treatment don’t necessarily negate the FDA’s concerns, because risks associated with administration of treatment are “integral to the benefit-risk assessment,” the agency said.
New UAE Drug Agency Calls On Companies To Help Shape Mandate
Facilitating and strengthening R&D, intellectual property rights protection and drug safety are among the goals of the soon-to-be-launched Emirates Drug Establishment.
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