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Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research head, is accused of interpersonal impropriety as pushback builds against his decision to reject Moderna’s influenza vaccine candidate.
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The Senate failed to pass a massive spending bill on Thursday—which includes the rare pediatric PRV program but also funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s large-scale crackdown in Minnesota and other states.
Some 200 rare disease therapies are at risk of losing eligibility for a pediatric priority review voucher, a recent analysis by the Rare Disease Company Coalition shows. That could mean $4 billion in missed revenue for already cash-strapped biotechs.
Together with robust data-driven modeling, rethinking regulation and data use could push forward a notoriously challenging field.
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Shares of Sun Pharmaceuticals have climbed more than 3 percent this morning after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its dry eye treatment Cequa (cyclosporine ophthalmic solution) 0.09 percent.
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This week had three important target action dates, known as Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) dates, for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency got ahead of its schedule and approved all of these drugs ahead of schedule. Let’s take a look.
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GW Pharmaceuticals has finally revealed the price of its cannabis-based epilepsy drug Epidiolex.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new generic potassium chloride oral solution under a novel term called the Competitive Generic Therapy designation.
Shares of Novo Nordisk are down about five percent this morning after the company reported an overall decline in sales during the second quarter of this year. Sales were particularly disappointing in North America.
Now that July is over, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to be back in full swing with a full docket of drug decisions to make. There are four therapeutics with PDUFA dates this week involving six biopharma companies. Here’s a look.
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As its acquisition by Takeda Pharmaceutical edges closer and closer, Shire reported a solid second-quarter.