Bausch gets an untitled letter from the US FDA criticizing a video and webpage promoting its psoriasis lotion. The agency also objects to superiority efficacy claims based on post hoc analyses of a single phase II trial after expressing similar concerns to the company two years ago.
The US Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion rebuked Bausch Health Companies Inc. for promotions of its psoriasis lotion Duobrii (halobetasol propionate/tazarotene) that exclude risk information and suggest the drug is clinically superior to other treatments.
In a 31 March untitled letter, OPDP objected to a direct-to-consumer video that appeared on Lifetime TV’s The Balancing...
Developments in India and Pakistan are designed to standardize how drug companies disclose their expenses associated with health care professionals.
AbbVie’s migraine ad overstates the drug’s benefit, a problem that is amplified by using a celebrity, the agency says.
The lung cancer drug Krazati from Bristol Myers Squibb’s Mirati Therapeutics drew an FDA ad/promo untitled letter, highlighting the agency's trend of pursuing false or misleading efficacy claims, particularly when data comes from outside approved labeling.
The UK and EU pharma industry associations have defended their respective codes of practice despite alarming study results. Meanwhile, a consultation on proposals to revise the UK code received over 3,500 comments.
Joint clinical assessment reports must be descriptive rather than reach definitive conclusions, and must not interfere with national decision making processes, according to new EU guidance.
Developments in India and Pakistan are designed to standardize how drug companies disclose their expenses associated with health care professionals.
The agency’s plan for advanced manufacturing seeks more harmonization, while also seeking to codify internal practices with guidance and training.
