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Breaking the Chains of Project Management Dysfunction

Right now, you are sitting in front of your computer and wondering how, based on current project status, you will achieve your remaining project goals for the year or achieve those planned for the new year.

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7 Things to Consider in Medicinal Cannabis Development

Mention the word cannabis and the confusion starts; legal or illegal, nutraceutical or medicinal product, psychoactive or non-psychoactive, clinically significant or not. At the same time, the...

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FDA Approves First Therapy for Rare Blood-Clotting Disorder

On Wednesday, February 6th, FDA approved the Cablivi®(caplacizumab-yhdp) injection, the first product approved in combination with plasma exchange and immunosuppression specifically for adults with...

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Advance Development of Combination Products

On Tuesday, February 5th, FDA published a draft guidance explaining the principles for premarket review of combination products, including how to determine which type of premarket submission is...

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Rare Disease Drug Development: FDA Revises Draft Guidance Regarding Common Issues Sponsors Face During Orphan Drug Development

On January 16th, FDA issued a revised draft guidance outlining a number of common issues and challenges that many Sponsors face during the process of developing an orphan product. Though the...

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FDA Draft Guidance on Tentatively Approved ANDA Submissions

FDA Draft Guidance on Tentatively Approved ANDA Submissions: On Wednesday, January 16th, the FDA published its first draft guidance since the partial government shutdown took effect on December 22,...

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Year in Review: Taking a Look at Pharma's Top News Stories & Events from 2018

From FDA's approval of the first cannabis-based product in the U.S., to the classification of two Apple Watch apps and changes in the Agency's submission requirements related to Sponsor meetings,...

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Hypothesis Test

Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Hypothesis Test: Each of us makes important decisions that shape our lives, every day. We try to make the best decisions possible and yet, as the adage goes “all...

Regulatory Sciences

FDA Advances its Biosimilar Policy Framework

On Tuesday, December 11th, FDA made large strides to advance its biosimilar policy framework, including the release of four guidance documents and a proposed rule. Through these guidance documents,...

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FDA Proposes Changes to the De Novo Pathway

On Tuesday, December 4th, FDA published the De Novo Classification Proposed Rule. If finalized, the rule would establish procedures for the De Novo classification process by facilitating appropriate...

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FDA’s Expedited Programs Explained

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...

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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...

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What are Patient Support Programs?

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...

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A Guide to the Clinical Study Report

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...

Regulatory Sciences

What to Expect During the NDA Review Process

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...

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Regulatory Sciences

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...

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