FDA
Agency Alerts
March 30, 2022
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...
Agency Alerts
Ophthalmic
March 22, 2022
FDA Issues Guidance on Certain Ophthalmic Products: Policy for Compliance with 21 CFR Part 4
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued the guidance for industry, Certain Ophthalmic Products: Policy Regarding Compliance With 21 CFR Part 4. This guidance provides information to...
FDA
Monograph Drug
March 15, 2022
FDA Announces OTC Monograph Drug User Fees for Fiscal Year 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the rates for over-the-counter (OTC) monograph drug user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2022 in a Federal Register Notice...
Agency Alerts
Regulatory Sciences
November 5, 2021
EMA to Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs): Submit Type I Variations for 2021 by end of Month
On Friday, October 29, 2021, the EMA published a statement providing marketing authorization holders (MAHs) recommended submission dates for 2021 variations in order to meet the regulatory deadlines....
Agency Alerts
October 28, 2021
FDA Revokes Emergency Use Authorization of IVD Device for COVID-19 Detection
On Wednesday, October 27th, FDA revoked Life Technologies Corporation’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its TaqPath COVID-19 MS2 Combo Kit 2.0. Background On August 2, 2021, FDA issued an EUA...
Agency Alerts
October 6, 2021
FDA Announces All-Time Low User Fee Rates for Priority Review Vouchers (PRVs)
On Thursday, September 30th, FDA announced its user fee rates for fiscal year 2022 for Sponsors using the priority review vouchers (PRVs) for the following: Tropical diseases Material threat medical...
Agency Alerts
September 30, 2021
EMA Takes Steps to Minimize Animal Testing During Product Development
On Wednesday, September 29th, EMA announced the implementation of new measures indented to replace, reduce, and refine animal use in the development, manufacturing, and testing of human and...
Agency Alerts
April 15, 2020
FDA Issues Product-Specific Guidance Documents for Chloroquine Phosphate and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
On Tuesday, April 14th, FDA released two product-specific guidance documents for chloroquine phosphate tablets and hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets, two drugs being investigated as potential...
Agency Alerts
Regulatory Sciences
April 6, 2020
FDA Requests Zantac Products be Removed from the Market
On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, FDA issued a statement asking all companies to stop selling all forms of Zantac (ranitidine). Background On Friday, September 13, 2019, the FDA announced that “some...