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COVID-19 vaccine approval process: does it take too long?
15 February 2021 - Here are answers to some questions about the FDA review panels. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2021
Biogen and Eisai announce FDA's 3 month extension of review period for the biologics license application for aducanumab
29 January 2021 - The new Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date set by the FDA is 7 June ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2021
FDA sped progress for most of 2020's novel drugs
14 January 2021 - Most novel drugs approved by the US FDA in 2020 made their way through the approvals process ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
FDA could authorise Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine this week as U.S. deaths surge
7 December 2020 - An FDA advisory group is scheduled to convene on Thursday to review Pfizer’s vaccine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2020
Pushed to rush, FDA head says feds will get vaccine 'right'
2 December 2020 - The head of the agency responsible for authorising COVID-19 vaccines says it will take the time needed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2020
Trump to meet next week with industry, government officials on COVID vaccine
2 December 2020 - President Donald Trump will gather leaders from industry and government next week for a summit on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Nov 2020
Protalix BioTherapeutics and Chiesi Global Rare Diseases announce extension of PDUFA date for pegunigalsidase alfa for the proposed treatment of Fabry disease
27 November 2020 - Protalix BioTherapeutics today announced that the U.S. FDA has extended the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2020
Pfizer vaccine distribution could kick off within weeks pending FDA approval, Azar says
24 November 2020 - A FDA panel will meet on 10 December to consider Pfizer’s emergency use authorisation application for its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2020
COVID-19 shots could reach first Americans by mid-December, top health official says
23 November 2020 - U.S. health care workers and others recommended for the nation’s first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2020
Liminal BioSciences announces FDA extension of review period for Ryplazim (plasminogen) BLA
9 November 2020 - PDUFA date extended by FDA from 5 March 2021 to 5 June 2021. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Oct 2020
Roche CEO warns against high hopes for speedy Covid vaccines
20 October 2020 - Many people’s hopes for a speedy coronavirus vaccine are still too high, Roche Holding AG Chief ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2020
All eyes on a hurdle race for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
19 October 2020 - Leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates have progressed through laboratory tests at record speed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2020
Pfizer to seek FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine in November
16 October 2020 - US group and German partner BioNTech prepare to submit trial results next month. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2020
Testing requirements are likely slowing biosimilar entries in the US
14 October 2020 - Biosimilars have been slow to enter the US market for complex reasons ranging from the manipulation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2020
Pfizer trying to defuse critics amid push for vaccine before Election Day
10 October 2020 - The company behind President Donald Trump’s last hope for a vaccine by Election Day has quietly ...