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An unnamed FDA official also told reporters that it would be good for Moderna to “show some humility” and admit that it didn’t follow the regulator’s recommendations in testing its mRNA flu vaccine.
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Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK and Merck are contributing drug ingredients as part of their deals with the White House but are keeping many of the terms of their agreements private.
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.
The FDA’s rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program missed reauthorization at the last minute in 2024; advocates have been fighting to get it back ever since.
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The French vaccine maker on Monday said it sold a priority review voucher, which was awarded by the FDA in November 2023 alongside an approval for its chikungunya vaccine, to an undisclosed buyer.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released new data showing that Americans pay three times more for prescription drugs than other developed countries and nearly 10 times more for insulin.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday sent its opening price proposals to drugmakers, which now have 30 days to either approve the offers or submit counteroffers.
During a Wednesday webinar, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said the agency is working on “systemic” changes to its advisory committee process.
The first hearing on a potential injunction came the day before CMS is to release pricing proposals on 10 drugs.