Quality Systems

Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted an application for Emergency Use Authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in young children.

Tremelimumab has been accepted under priority review in the US for patients with unresectable liver cancer in combination with Imfinzi.

FDA has approved Veklury to treat COVID-19 in pediatric patients under 12 years of age.

Pfizer has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of lots of Accupril due to N-nitroso-quinapril content.

EMA is recommending EU conditional approval of Roche’s potential first-in-class bispecific antibody mosunetuzumab for people with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.

EMA has granted Novo Nordisk a positive scientific opinion on human insulin with more flexible storage without refrigeration.

FDA is requesting comment on draft document “Pharmaceutical Quality/Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls Data Exchange.”

FDA has approved commercial production at Kite’s new CAR T-cell therapy manufacturing facility in Frederick, Maryland.

New guidance from FDA and legislation from Congress promote clinical trial diversity.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals is issuing a voluntary recall of one batch of insulin glargine injection due to the potential for a missing label in the batch.

Swissmedic grants conditional marketing authorization for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 18 years or older in Switzerland.

Exhibitors display primary packaging, secondary packaging, and machine innovations at this year’s INTERPHEX.

FDA is reviving efforts to establish a Quality Management Maturity program.

Pharmaceutical Technology asked Jeff Elton, PhD, CEO of ConcertAI, about the role technology plays in performing CAPAs.

Orchard Therapeutics announces reimbursement agreement, which will make Libmeldy available for all eligible MLD patients in Italy.

Dupixent has been approved by the EC for children aged 6 to 11 years with severe asthma with type 2 inflammation.

Democrats have proposed a measure to facilitate access to less costly comparator drugs needed in clinical trials, while another bill aims to increase transparency in the costs of clinical trials.

FDA has granted Priority Review to Roche’s Actemra/RoActemra for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adults.

ECDC and EMA have concluded that it is too early to consider using a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in the general population.

Teva has initiated a voluntary nationwide recall of one lot of IDArubicin Hydrochloride Injection USP 5mg/5 mL due to the presence of particulate matter.

FDA has accepted Dupixent for Priority Review in patients aged 12 years and older with eosinophilic esophagitis.

ATMPS Ltd has been granted a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of its Hataali blockchain technology used in personalized medicines.

Legislative proposals set the stage for debate on FDA policies and programs and whether to include some measures in legislation to reauthorize user fees.

FDA has granted an expanded Emergency Use Authorization to Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters in individuals aged 50 years and older.

Standardization is needed in CAR-T cell therapy development due to its inherent complexity.