Legislative Update — Week of April 29, 2024
As the second session of the 118th Congress begins, FDAnews will track important pending legislation, that has been acted on since Oct. 1, 2023 to keep you updated on laws…
As the second session of the 118th Congress begins, FDAnews will track important pending legislation, that has been acted on since Oct. 1, 2023 to keep you updated on laws…
A biopsy needle designed for use with a system that helps locate and diagnose brain tumors has been recalled by the manufacturer, Elekta Instrument AB, and is now deemed a…
In this edition of Quick Notes, the FDA has elevated four device recalls to Class I, including an infusion pump that has caused six injuries and one death, two PCB-leaching…
This week, the European Parliament adopted the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to grant more time for companies to come into compliance with 2022’s In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR).…
Cardinal Health received an FDA Warning Letter because the company is marketing Monoject convenience kits that include 3 mL, 10 mL, and 20 mL piston syringes and control syringes made…
This week, the FDA announced a Medical Devices Advisory Committee meeting, availability of a report on postmarketing performance of drug firms, revised draft guidance on biologic promotional labeling and advertising,…
Minimizing the number of assessment cycles and communications to get to approval is the goal of an FDA draft guidance on the composition statements needed for NDAs and ANDAs. Source:…
In this edition of Quick Notes, the FDA finally OKs a 40-year-old European mainstay antibiotic for uncomplicated UTIs, an immunotherapy for bladder cancer, a generic form of Narcan nasal spray,…
A Senate committee has demanded answers from Danish pharma Novo Nordisk on what it labels “astronomically” high prices for the company’s Ozempic/Wegovy (semaglutide) diabetes/weight loss drugs, while a report points…
The FDA is soliciting input from interested parties on policy topics the CDER Office of Clinical Pharmacology (OCP) could develop and implement to support drug development programs. Source: Drug Industry…