UK – Recommendation from NICE for PTC Therapeutics gene therapy
Eladocagene exuparvovec, the only gene therapy for children with the ultra-rare genetic disorder, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency, has been recommended by the...
USA – NCI official raises concerns about FDA’s cancer drug dose optimization guidance
The head of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) investigational drug research branch said that recent draft guidance from the US Food and Administration (FDA)...
USA – FDA issues guidance on submission of pharmacogenomic data
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance to clarify which pharmacogenomic study findings and data should be included in regulatory...
UK – MHRA to streamline clinical trial approvals in biggest overhaul of trial regulation...
A series of new measures will be introduced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) with support from partners to make it faster...
International – ICH adopts S12 guideline for gene therapies
The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) last week announced that its S12 guideline on nonclinical biodistribution (BD) considerations for gene therapy products has reached...
UK – MHRA to recognize foreign regulatory approvals for medicines and medical technologies and...
Last week, Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, published his Spring Budget for the UK. It identified life sciences and digital technologies as “high...
USA – Advanced manufacturing: GAO, USP reports say regulatory enhancements needed
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) asserted in two recent reports that the regulators need to address some of...
France – Risque de méningiome et progestatifs : recommandations générales pour limiter ce risque
Les progestatifs sont des médicaments utilisés dans diverses pathologies gynécologiques (endométriose, fibromes, règles particulièrement longues et/ou abondantes, troubles du cycle), dans le traitement hormonal...
USA – Industry requests more information from FDA on dosage and administration labeling
While the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) latest draft guidance on improving the consistency of information in the dosage and administration section of...
USA – FDA finalizes guidance on suspect products under DSCSA
The US Food and Administrations (FDA) on Thursday finalized guidance defining what constitutes suspect and illegitimate products, as well as what constitutes products that...