AbbVie Backtracks on Huge Price Hike for Cancer Drug
Against a backdrop of widespread scrutiny of drug prices, Pharmacyclics opted to scrap a plan to triple the price of its blood cancer drug, Imbruvica (ibrutinib). Source: Drug Industry Daily
Against a backdrop of widespread scrutiny of drug prices, Pharmacyclics opted to scrap a plan to triple the price of its blood cancer drug, Imbruvica (ibrutinib). Source: Drug Industry Daily
West Virginia’s Supreme Court declined to expand the state’s product liability law to cover claims against branded drugs for harm caused by their generics. Source: Drug Industry Daily
Gauging the 340B drug discount program’s effectiveness requires more price transparency and clearer guidance, expert witnesses told the Senate health committee Tuesday. Source: Drug Industry Daily
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration plans to conduct a product safety review on ventilators used in high-care hospital settings for long-term therapy of intubated patients. Source: The GMP Letter
New Zealand’s Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority is proposing fee increases for the majority of its services, including reviewing new devices and GMP inspections. Source: The GMP Letter
The FDA recommended factors to consider and precautions to take for premarket submissions of multiple function device products, noting there is no all-encompassing approach for the wide variety of multiple…
Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency raised its registration fees for most medical devices effective April 1. Source: The GMP Letter
The European Union and the UK have yet to finalize an agreement in their Brexit negotiations on how to handle notified bodies. Source: The GMP Letter
The FDA published draft guidance on metered dose and dry powder inhalers highlighting considerations for critical quality attributes. Source: The GMP Letter
The FDA released final guidance that provides policy clarification for ultrasonic diathermy devices as well as information devicemakers should submit in their premarket notification submissions. Source: The GMP Letter