US FDA releases two letters on the same day citing two different kinds of advisements for two different kinds of products, but both with a classic problem: overstatement of efficacy. And while sending multiple letters at once can be seen as bid to draw attention to its enforcement action, the move also underscores just how few letters the agency has been sending lately.
The US Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion issued untitled letters to Evofem Biosciences, Inc. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization Inc. objecting to promotions that overstated the efficacy of their products, bringing the number of enforcement letters OPDP has issued this year to five.
The agency issued both letters on 31 October and posted them on its website 8 November. And while sending multiple...
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.
