USA – FDA releases guidance on compounding beta-lactam products in shortage
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new guidance with immediate effect outlining its enforcement policy for preparation of certain beta-lactam...
USA – FDA Approves First Gene Therapy to Treat Adults with Hemophilia B
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia...
International – Biosimilars, are they comparable to their reference counterparts?
Biologicals such as rituximab and trastuzumab have improved treatment outcomes for many cancers. However, due to their high economic burden, ‘highly similar’ products known...
International – WHO launches R&D efforts to identify pathogens that could cause future pandemics
Disease X represents an unknown pathogen that could have the potential to cause the next global pandemic.
Discussions began on Friday 18 November and WHO...
USA – Industry asks FDA to align quantitative labeling guidance with other regulators
Pharmaceutical manufacturers said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance specifying quantitative labeling recommendations for sodium, potassium and phosphorus in human over-the-counter...
Europe – EMA offers insights on when biologics qualify as new active substances
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is looking for feedback on a draft reflection paper that lays out its criteria for determining whether biological substances...
Europe – New Quality Innovation Expert Group (QIG) supports medicine innovation
EMA has established a Quality Innovation Expert Group (QIG) to support innovative approaches for the development, manufacture, and quality control of medicines for the benefit of...
USA – Most FDA warning letters this year from onsite inspections
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official said that most warning letters issued for drug good manufacturing practice (GMP) issues in fiscal year...
Europe – Best practices to fight antimicrobial resistance
The International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) highlights successful regulatory and non-regulatory interventions used in different countries to address the growing public health problem of...
France – « Contre la résistance aux antibiotiques, la recherche et la production publiques...
La Journée mondiale de prévention de l’antibiorésistance qui s’est tenue le 18 novembre a alerté sur cette menace sanitaire croissante considérée par les instances internationales...
