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Dealing with API and Excipients in a Time of Tariffs
The US Government recently modified its policy to utilize tariffs to support the US economy. Pharmaceutical tariffs have been forecasted, causing many global organizations to investigate the consequences of the tariffs on their overall product portfolio. Companies need to know the facts and have...
Our “Meet the Expert” series introduces you to our team of experts around the world. This “behind the curtain” view will help you get to know who we are on a professional and personal level, and...
The Anniversary We Didn’t Want: One Year of COVID-19 Milestones
On March 11, 2020, after months of researching, strategizing, and meeting with various leaders and medical experts globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a global...
Project Management and a Successful Reduction in Investigations Backlog: The Beauty and the Beast
Many of us have been faced with this beast that needs taming: a regulatory agency has conducted an inspection of your facility. Their observation is that the backlog of investigations at your site is...
Brought into being by the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments Reauthorization of 2017 (GDUFA II), the FDA’s pre-ANDA program is designed to accelerate access to generic versions of complex products. The...
5 Steps to CMO Identification and Selection for Cell and Gene Therapies
After assuring clinical validity, finding and managing the right contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs)/contract development manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) is a Sponsor's major concern when...
The Biomanufacturing World Summit brings together the “who’s who” of pharmaceutical executives and cutting-edge technology providers for North America’s premier biologics event. Make plans to attend,...
The Unique Challenges of Gaining Approval for Drug-Device Combos
A combination product is composed of any combination of a drug and a device; a biological product and a device, a drug and a biological product, or a drug, device, and a biological product. Consider...
Analytical Methods for the Investigation of Carcinogenic Nitrosamines in APIs and Drug Products
Since September 26, 2019, all EU Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs) of medicines for human use are facing what might be regarded as a new requirement: review their drug products on the possible...
The Quality of Your Medical Writing Matters (And Here’s Why)
Medical writers need to meet a few critical criteria before they publish their work. First and foremost, people want to see accuracy and explicit knowledge of the field when they’re seeking out...
Compiling and submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) submission is a complicated and intensive activity. Once you have submitted your application to FDA, you may be curious about what can you expect...
In order to incentivize the development of therapies (drugs biologics) to fill unmet medical needs for treatment of serious conditions, the FDA has developed various programs to expedite drug...
Patient Support Programs (PSPs) in the pharmaceutical sector offer a range of services to help patients start and adhere to their therapies, including Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), patient...
Formal FDA Meetings for Sponsors or Applications of PDUFA Products
This article has been updated since its original February 28, 2017 publication. Since the introduction of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII for fiscal years 2023 - 2027, the FDA...
What is a Clinical Study Report? A Clinical Study Report (CSR) is a document that describes the methods and results of a clinical study or trial, along with a short discussion of key findings related...
Understanding Statistical Intervals: Part 2 - Prediction Intervals
Part 1 of this series discussed confidence intervals. Confidence intervals are the best known of the statistical intervals but they only bound regions associated with population parameters; i.e., the...