Regulatory Authority Actions

As part of the administration’s campaign to reduce the United States’ reliance on an increasingly global pharmaceutical supply chain and to minimize potential shortages for critical drugs, FDA has published a list of those drugs and medical products considered critical for addressing public health emergencies.

FDA, US Customs and Border Protection, and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations signed a Memorandum of Understanding to prevent illegal drug imports from entering the US through International Mail Facilities.

The agency, in response to an executive order, published a list of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and critical inputs that should be available at all times in an adequate amount to serve patient needs.

The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is studying factors that influence the development of generic versions of brand-name drugs.

The agency published clinical data on remdesivir and information about COVID-19 treatments that have received scientific advice or informal guidance from EMA’s pandemic Task Force.

FDA published guidance for submitting standardized study data in electronic format.

The complaint aims to stop the company from manufacturing and distributing animal drugs in conditions unsatisfactory to the minimum regulatory requirements to ensure safety and quality.

FDA has granted priority review for the companies’ sBLA for Enhertu, an ADC for treating gastric cancers.

Gilead’s antiviral drug Veklury is the first approved treatment in the US for COVID-19.

The agency’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee met to discuss COVID-19 vaccine approvals, post-marketing safety studies, and ongoing safety monitoring of vaccines.

Subsequent guidance and manufacturing realities make portions of USP Chapters <62 >and <111> significantly less relevant. The authors suggest formal chapter revisions.

FDA issued guidance for applicants that must report annually on the status of postmarketing studies and clinical trials under section 506B of the FD&C Act.

FDA sent a warning letter to LEC Custom Products for a variety of CGMP violations including use of inappropriate equipment and processes.

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Bio/pharma industry leaders support FDA’s newly published EUA guidance for COVID-19 vaccine authorization.

The guidance provides recommendations for data and information needed to support an EUA for COVID-19 vaccines.

The agency sent an open letter to European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly affirming the agency’s intention to apply the same standards to the evaluation of COVID-19 treatments as it does to other medicines.

The agency published recommendations for the development of drugs and biologics for the adjuvant treatment of renal cell carcinoma.

Drug shortages and supply chain challenges bolster FDA efforts to promote modern manufacturing.

Regulatory bodies are adapting to new ways of working to cope with the impact of COVID-19.

Misleading messages contribute to eroding trust in public health agencies.

The guidance discusses acceptable clinical endpoints for demonstrating effectiveness of drugs developed to treat opioid use disorder.

The European Medicines Agency has started a rolling review of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Symbiosis has successfully completed a scheduled inspection by MHRA.

The approval of Nucala (mepolizumab) for treating hypereosinophilic syndrome represents the first drug approved for this group of rare blood disorders in nearly 14 years.

With little more than a month to go until the national election, President Trump announced a revised initiative designed to reduce what consumers pay for prescription drugs, while also promising to protect coverage for pre-existing health conditions.

The guidance document offers information on the placement and content of geriatric information in labeling of drugs and biologics.

The agency’s human medicines committee is endorsing the use of dexamethasone in COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen therapy.

The EMA recommendations include a meningococcal vaccine and the biosimilar Nyvepria.

The agency sent a warning letter to Kalchem International for CGMP violations found at the company’s Lindsay, OK, facility.