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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FDA takes steps to foster greater efficiency in biosimilar development by reconsidering draft guidance on evaluating analytical studies

21 June 2018 - Today, the agency withdrew the draft guidance, “Statistical Approaches to Evaluate Analytical Similarity,” issued in September ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner on FDA’s efforts to foster discovery and development of new tools to fight antimicrobial-resistant infections

12 June 2018 - The increase in serious antimicrobial drug resistant infections is a critical public health concern and a ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner on new efforts to advance medical product communications to support drug competition and value-based health care

12 June 2018 - We’re living in a time of unparalleled scientific advancement. Innovative medical treatments continue to be developed ...

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FDA’s new efforts to advance biotechnology innovation

6 June 2018 - Scientific advances in biotechnology, such as genome editing and synthetic biology, hold enormous potential to improve human ...

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FDA drafts new guidance on formal meetings between FDA, biosimilar sponsors

4 June 2018 - The US FDA has released new draft guidance on formal meetings between biosimilar sponsors and the ...

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FDA moves to encourage A.I. in medicine, drug development

26 April 2018 - It is establishing a new incubator focused on health technology. ...

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FDA finalises guidances to accelerate the development of reliable, beneficial next generation sequencing-based tests

12 April 2018 - The agency is leveraging new tools and policies to advance the creation of innovative genetic and genomic-based ...

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FDA, industry ponder changes to clinical trials for rare disease treatments

19 March 2018 - FDA statisticians pondered changing how the agency uses statistics to approve drugs for rare disease at ...

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RMAT vs. breakthrough vs. fast track: companies seek clarity on FDA draft guidance

19 February 2018 - Industry groups BIO, the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine and the International Society for Cellular Therapy, as well ...

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FDA opens new path for Alzheimer's treatments

16 February 2018 - Draft guidance comes after Merck failure, years of others. ...

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New guidance: When can the FDA refuse to file NDAs and BLAs?

10 January 2018 - According to US FDA regulations, the regulatory agency may refuse to file a new drug application ...

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Guidelines for statistical analysis plans

19 December 2017 - The emergence of the randomised clinical trial as the gold standard for the evaluation of new clinical ...

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Advancing medicinal nicotine replacement therapies as new drugs – a new step in FDA’s comprehensive approach to tobacco and nicotine

29 November 2017 - As the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, tobacco causes more than ...

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FDA issues guidance that could make it easier for EpiPen rivals to come to market

28 November 2017 - FDA issued guidance that says generic copies with some design differences may be approved as substitutable products. ...

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