On November 9, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a final version of its guidance, Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations--Eligibility Criteria, Enrollment Practices, and Trial Designs. ...more
Earlier this year, we wrote about a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that, if upheld, would require companies to make public a decade of clinical trial results for products that have...more
On July 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new proposed rule that would require sponsors and manufacturers who provide an ‘‘eligible investigational drug’’ under the Right to Try Act to submit an...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the enforcement discretion period for certain human cell, tissue, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) by an additional six months, citing the challenges...more
7/21/2020
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Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement Authority ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Premarket Approval Applications ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Relief Measures
On April 14, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) General Counsel issued an advisory opinion (“the Opinion”) on the March 10, 2020 Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”) Declaration...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) allowing distribution of two decades-old malaria drugs — Chloroquine Phosphate and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate — to treat COVID-19. ...more
The Daily Report is a compilation of COVID-19 (coronavirus) news briefs from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time.
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3/25/2020
/ Adverse Events ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
EU ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
REMS
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expects that workforces will be reduced at the same time that the use of medical products will increase....more
On Wednesday, March 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published the guidance “Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Pandemic."...more
We are pleased to provide you with the third annual installment of our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons guide. For each of these guides, we have asked our industry thought leaders throughout the world to write about...more
2/26/2020
/ 3D Printing ,
AIDS ,
Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biosimilars ,
Biotechnology ,
Blockchain ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Digital Health ,
Drug Distribution ,
Drug Pricing ,
EU ,
Federal Funding ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Technology ,
HIV ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Device Data System ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Software ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHI ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Research and Development ,
Right to Try ,
Robotics ,
Supply Chain ,
Telehealth
This morning, FDA announced it launched its new expanded access pilot called “Project Facilitate,” a concierge call center under the Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) to facilitate the Single Patient IND (SPI) request...more
Innovation in the life sciences and health care industries is occurring at a dizzying pace. Five years ago, anti-PD-1 antibodies from Merck and BMS had yet to be approved, CAR-T therapies were still in small-scale clinical...more
3/18/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Asia ,
Biologics ,
Biotechnology ,
Data Breach ,
Digital Health ,
Information Technology ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Supply Chain
Clinical trials starting patient enrollment this year must include a "data sharing plan" in their trial registrations (such as on ClinicalTrials.gov), according to a policy published by the International Committee of Medical...more
On December 6, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a framework for its Real-World Evidence (RWE) Program to strategically leverage information gathered from real-world data (RWD): data that relates to patient...more
On Friday, September 21, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance titled "Civil Money Penalties Relating to the ClinicalTrials.gov Data Bank."
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On May 22, 2018, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 204, commonly known as the “Right to Try Act of 2017” by a vote of 250-169. The bill gives certain patients with life-threatening conditions the right to...more
5/25/2018
/ Biotechnology ,
Deregulation ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Patient Access ,
Patient Referrals ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Regulatory Reform
On Wednesday, FDA announced that it filed two complaints in federal court seeking injunctions to stop marketing efforts of unapproved stem cell treatments by US Stem Cell Clinic of Sunrise, Florida, and California Stem Cell...more
5/14/2018
/ Commercial Marketing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Injunctions ,
Life Sciences ,
Patient Safety ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regenerative Medicine ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Stem cells
In a recently issued draft guidance for industry, FDA encourages drug sponsors to consider the inclusion of pregnant subjects in clinical studies evaluating drugs and therapeutic biological products in some circumstances and...more
Innovation in the life sciences and health care industries is occurring at a dizzying pace. Five years ago, anti-PD-1 antibodies from Merck and BMS had yet to be approved, CAR-T therapies were still in small-scale clinical...more
4/4/2018
/ 3D Printing ,
Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biologics ,
Biosimilars ,
Biotechnology ,
Blockchain ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Digital Health ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Emerging Markets ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Innovation ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Mergers ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Supply Chain ,
Transfer Pricing ,
UK Brexit ,
Yates Memorandum
Right-to-try laws and the future of access to investigational treatments -
The treatment of patients with unapproved therapies is often referred to as “compassionate use” or “expanded access”. Under right-to-try laws,...more
2/15/2018
/ 21st Century Cures Initiative ,
Biopharmaceutical ,
Biotechnology ,
Clinical Trials ,
Expanded Access Programs (EAPs) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Right to Try
State-level right-to-try laws have given patients and their families hope that they might gain access to breakthrough investigational treatments. But traditionally, the FDA and pharmaceutical industry have been cautious about...more
FDA recently released a draft guidance clarifying the regulatory requirements for public warnings in the event of a recall under the agency’s recall guideline at 21 CFR Part 7. ...more
Last week, FDA published a January 3, 2018 Warning Letter issued to American CryoStem for marketing Atcell—an adipose tissue derived stem cell product—without FDA approval and for several drug current Good Manufacturing...more
Last week, FDA announced via a blog post simplifications and clarifications to its expanded access program. Under FDA’s expanded access program, physicians may request that patients with a serious condition receive treatment...more
On the same day that FDA’s Commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, announced new policy initiatives regarding stem cell therapies and regenerative medicine, FDA announced stepped up enforcement in this area and posted a warning...more
9/21/2017
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Genetic Materials ,
Health Care Providers ,
Inspection Rights ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical License ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Safety Standards ,
Stem cells ,
Warning Letters