Legal & IP
The UK regulator approved 16 medicines containing a new active substance in the first half of this year, while the European Commission issued marketing authorizations for 20 NAS-containing drugs.
HTA Regulation: EU Publishes Guidance On Validity Of Clinical Studies For Joint Clinical Assessments
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.
An effort to change the US Food and Drug Administration’s conclusion that its obesity treatment candidate retatrutide is a drug and not a biologic could give the product more time with unrestricted pricing in Medicare, among other benefits.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $25m in the US to resolve its alleged liability under the False Claims Act linked to price-fixing allegations.
Finding the right way to measure outcomes is just one of the difficulties involved in conducting clinical trials of potential new therapies for loss of hearing, which can have a number of different causes.
Johnson & Johnson plans to shift 340B price concessions on Stelara and Xarelto to rebates for some hospitals beginning in October, allowing for more company oversight of claims.
MSN Laboratories will be unable to move forward with any potential ‘at-risk’ launch for its generic version of Novartis’ Entresto blockbuster in the US for now after the originator won a stay of the firm’s ANDA approval pending appeal from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Letter to US FDA by a bipartisan group of House members cites clinical trials sponsored by Eli Lilly and Pfizer as examples of a widespread industry practice. But any legislation to curtail such practices is not expected to be part of the BIOSECURE Act.
The European Medicines Agency has started reviewing new marketing applications for 10 products, including Blenrep, GSK’s previously approved multiple myeloma drug that was withdrawn from the market, and vimseltinib, which could become the EU’s first oral treatment approved for TGCT.
The European Medicines Agency has started reviewing new marketing applications for 10 products, including Blenrep, GSK’s previously approved multiple myeloma drug that was withdrawn from the market, and vimseltinib, which could become the EU’s first oral treatment approved for TGCT.
A Japanese approval for Lilly's Alzheimer's drug donanemab is expected soon following a positive recommendation from the MHLW. The ministry has also announced reimbursement prices for 12 new products including Fabhalta, along with price cuts for Tezspire, Dupixent and competitors following a review.
Novartis continues to fight tooth and nail to protect its $3bn Entresto brand in the US following the latest FDA approval of a generic version.
The shake up in the US presidential campaign line up could have implications for future drug pricing policies. VP Kamala Harris has been an advocate for “march in” rights and could push that policy harder than incumbent President Joe Biden.
HPV vaccine shipments to China are expected to fall after a government crackdown on bribery and corruption caused scientific communication with health care providers to decline. Gardasil also may be hurt by budgetary pressures on distribution of the government-reimbursed vaccine.
A number of legislative proposals will be coming under scrutiny at the newly constituted European Parliament in the coming months, including the pharma reform package and draft legislation on EU-level compulsory licensing and “unitary” supplementary protection certificates.
Vertex’s fertility preservation assistance program would provide up to $70,000 in financial support for in vitro fertilization and other services to patients prescribed Casgevy.
Firms can be more forceful in disputes with FDA now that Supreme Court has eliminated Chevron deference. Questions around whether an evidentiary standard has been met may be ripe for challenge, legal experts said, but they also caution that sponsors will face more uncertainty.
But the overall impact of the Supreme Court decision may not seem as “immediate” in 340B compared to other federal programs.
US federal agencies are entering a new era of uncertainty and increased litigation over their regulatory interpretations, but the FDA may benefit from the unique circumstances that have evolved through user fee legislation.
In a joint proposal with its partners, the Medicines Patent Pool explores challenges in monoclonal antibody equity in low- and middle-income countries and provides actionable solutions to increase development and manufacturing.