FDA pushes for development of non-opioid pain medications

29 August 2018 - The FDA is planning new steps to encourage the development of nonaddictive alternatives to opioid pain ...

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FDA launches new pilot to advance innovative clinical trial designs as part of agency’s broader program to modernise drug development and promote innovation in drugs targeted to unmet needs

29 August 2018 - Today, the U.S. FDA announced a new pilot program (“Complex Innovative Designs Pilot Meeting Program”) in which ...

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FDA says sponsors should limit placebo controlled trials in cancer

23 August 2018 - FDA released draft guidance on Thursday to debunk the notion that FDA requires the use of ...

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Statement by FDA Commissioner on new steps to advance the development of evidence-based, indication-specific guidelines to help guide appropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics

22 August 2018 - As we all work to confront the staggering human and economic toll created by the opioid crisis, ...

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Patient reported outcome measures in the FDA pilot compendium: meeting today’s standards for patient engagement in development?

7 August 2018 - In 2016, the FDA released a pilot clinical outcome assessment compendium intended to foster patient-focused drug development.  ...

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FDA takes new steps to encourage the development of novel medicines for the treatment of opioid use disorder

6 August 2018 - The U.S. FDA today issued new scientific recommendations aimed at encouraging more widespread innovation and development of ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on new steps the agency is taking to support the development of novel nicotine replacement drug therapies to help smokers quit cigarettes

3 August 2018 - As a public health agency, there is no greater impact we can have to improve the ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner on agency’s efforts to encourage the development of and broaden access to generic versions of opioid analgesics that are formulated to deter abuse

20 July 2018 - One of the ways that the U.S. FDA is working to address the opioid epidemic is ...

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FDA provides scientific and regulatory clarity for generic drug developers through the issuance of 43 new or revised product-specific guidance documents, including hard-to-copy complex generics and abuse-deterrent formulations of opioids

20 July 2018 - The U.S. FDA today announced a new batch of product-specific guidances to support industry in identifying ...

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PhRMA statement on efforts to support real world evidence

12 July 2018 - PhRMA spokesperson Andrew Powaleny issued the following statement on comments made by U.S. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb. ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner on agency’s efforts to advance development of gene therapies

11 July 2018 - Once just a theory, gene therapies are now a therapeutic reality for some patients.  ...

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Deloitte survey finds biopharma companies are accelerating adoption of real-world evidence

28 June 2018 - A recent survey shows that 90% of biopharma companies are making significant investments in real-world evidence ...

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Bias, operational bias, and generalisability in Phase II/III trials

27 June 2018 - Adaptive clinical trial designs improve the efficiency of the drug development process by allowing treatment decisions to ...

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Metastasis-free survival — a new end point in prostate cancer trials

27 June 2018 - Earlier this year, the FDA approved apalutamide, an androgen receptor inhibitor, for treatment of patients with non-metastatic ...

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Statement by FDA Commissioner on the importance of conducting proper research to prove safe and effective medical uses for the active chemicals in marijuana and its components

25 June 2018 - Over the past decade, we’ve seen a growing interest in the development of therapies derived from marijuana ...

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