Compounded drug search added to FDA’s NDC directory webpage
FDA recently added a search function to the National Drug Code (NDC) Directory webpage for human drugs compounded by outsourcing facilities that assign NDC numbers to their products. This update was...
Ulcerative Colitis: Developing Drugs for Treatment
Guidance Document April 2022. The purpose of this guidance is to help sponsors in the clinical development of drugs to treat adults with ulcerative colitis (UC). This guidance addresses the Food and...
EMA and the EUnetHTA 21 consortium set priorities for their collaboration Share
April 12, 2022 The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA) 21 consortium have published a PDF icon joint work plan until 2023. The focus...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children
April 25, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at...
Facilitating global access to diabetes treatments for non-EU patients Share
April 22, 2022 EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has given a recommendation for two diabetes mellitus treatments, Actrapid and Insulatard, for use outside the European Union (EU). EMA is...
FDA releases Guidance for Industry on Bioavailability Studies Submitted in NDAs or INDs — General Considerations
FDA issued a final guidance to drug sponsors on conducting and submitting bioavailability (BA) studies for drug products in investigational new drug applications (INDs), new drug applications (NDAs),...
FDA publishes draft guidance for industry: Considerations for Waiver Requests for pH Adjusters in Generic Drug Products Intended for Parenteral, Ophthalmic, or Otic Use
On April 13, 2022, FDA published a new draft guidance for industry entitled “Considerations for Waiver Requests for pH Adjusters in Generic Drug Products Intended for Parenteral, Ophthalmic, or Otic...
FDA Takes Important Steps to Increase Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Clinical Trials
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new draft guidance to industry for developing plans to enroll more participants from underrepresented racial and ethnic populations in the U.S....
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose of Two COVID-19 Vaccines for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals
March 29, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older people and certain...
