Janet Woodcock wants you to know the FDA is not picking speed over safety in drug approvals

14 November 2017 - What is the biggest difference in working at the FDA under its new commissioner, Scott Gottlieb? ...

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Faslodex receives US FDA approval for the treatment of advanced breast cancer in combination with abemaciclib

15  November 2017 - Faslodex in combination with abemaciclib showed 16.4 months of progression-free survival. ...

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Fasenra (benralizumab) receives US FDA approval for severe eosinophilic asthma

14 November 2017 - FDA approval based on Phase III programme demonstrating up to 51% reduction in asthma exacerbations, significant improvement ...

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Theratechnologies announces decision by the FDA to extend the ibalizumab review period to 3 April 2018

13 November 2017 - Theratechnologies announced that it was notified today by its partner, TaiMed Biologics that the U.S. FDA ...

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EMD Serono receives FDA approval for new Gonal-f RFF Redi-ject pen

13 November 2017 - Redesigned pen injector developed based on insights of healthcare professionals and fertility patients. ...

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The Supreme Court ruling in Sandoz v Amgen

13 November 2017 - A victory for follow-on biologics. ...

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FDA approves pill with sensor that digitally tracks if patients have ingested their medication

13 November 2017 - New tool for patients taking Abilify. ...

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High costs of FDA approval for formerly unapproved marketed drugs

13 November 2017 - In May 2017, the US FDA announced a Drug Competition Action Plan, designed to address competition and ...

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Theravance Biopharma and Mylan submit new drug application to FDA for revefenacin (TD-4208) in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

13 November 2017 - Filing supported by positive results from two pivotal Phase 3 efficacy studies and one 12 month ...

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Allergan receives FDA approval for use of Vraylar (cariprazine) in the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia

13 November 2017 - Label expansion includes new data showing long-term Vraylar therapy delayed time to relapse compared to placebo over ...

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Trump chooses Alex Azar for Health and Human Services Secretary

13 November 2017 - President Trump nominated a pharmaceutical executive to be the next secretary of the Health and Human ...

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Sunovion announces FDA acceptance for review of new drug application for dasotraline for the treatment of ADHD

10 November 2017 - Sunovion Pharmaceuticals today announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted for review the new drug application ...

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Fortress Biotech announces Cellvation's CEVA101 granted FDA regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation for the treatment of traumatic brain injury

8 November 2017 - CEVA101 is being developed in partnership with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. ...

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U.S. FDA expands approval of Sprycel (dasatinib) to include treatment of children with Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase

10 November 2017 - Approval based on data from the largest prospective trial in paediatric chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase. ...

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FDA accepts Otsuka's resubmission to support a regulatory review of tolvaptan in the treatment of ADPKD

9 November 2017 - Tolvaptan has been studied in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in a clinical trial program ...

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