USA – FDA exploring model master files to expedite generic drug development

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is exploring the use of model master files (MMFs) to enable sponsors to use the same modeling...
L’OMS adopte une résolution sur la transparence du marché des médicaments

International – WHO recommends risk management plans for high-risk excipients

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two draft appendices to a recent draft guideline on good manufacturing practices (GMPs) for excipients. The first...
Advice for Management of Clinical trials in relation to Coronavirus

UK – New cabotegravir formulations approved to help prevent HIV-1 infection in adults and...

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (3 May 2024) approved two new formulations of the medicine cabotegravir (Apretude 30 mg...

USA – Emerging technologies and regulatory agency guidance for CGTs

Advances in cellular and gene therapies (CGTs) – referred to as advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) in the EU – offer opportunities for treating...

USA – FDA drafts two guidances on safety testing for cell and gene therapy...

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) on Tuesday issued two draft guidances related to cell and...

USA – FDA issues three guidances to expand cancer clinical trial eligibility

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) has issued a trio of draft guidance documents that aim to promote greater participation and diversity in...
Topical Drug Products for Cutaneous Application: Human Safety Assessment Guidance

USA – FDA issues long-awaited LDT final rule

After years of jostling with industry, failed legislative efforts, and some false starts, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled its plan...

Europe – Guidance : Anonymisation of personal data and assessment of commercially confidential information...

This document gives general guidance to applicants/marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) on the retention/removal of personal data (PD) and identification of commercially confidential information (CCI)...

USA – FDA updates guidance on promotional labeling and advertising of biosimilars

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published revised guidance on promotional labeling and advertising for prescription biosimilar drugs and their reference products. The...

Europe – Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)...

Eight new medicines recommended for approval EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended eight medicines for approval at its April 2024 meeting. The CHMP recommended granting a marketing authorisation for Altuvoct* (efanesoctocog alfa), for...