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Digital Transformation in Life Sciences: The Importance of Data Strategy
What is Digital Transformation?
While there are many different definitions of digital transformation in life sciences, the core concepts they all have in common are digital technology and creating new, or modifying existing, ways of working. The underlying business driver is that digital...
FDA Approves New Treatment for Moderate-to-Severe Eczema
On Tuesday, March 28th, the FDA announced the approval of Dupixent (dupilumab), an injection for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. What is Atopic Dermatitis? Atopic...
510(k) Database Enables Sponsors to Search for Substantially Equivalent Medical Devices
Sponsors no longer have to rely on checking lists of 510(k) devices when looking to make a substantial equivalence claim. While the FDA does release an updated list each month, Sponsors can save time...
FDA to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Patient-Focused Drug Development for Autism
On Monday, March 6th, the FDA announced plans to hold a public meeting regarding the development of patient-focused drugs for autism. In the notice published in the Federal Register, the FDA notes...
2016 was Record-Setting Year for Generic Drug Approvals, Reports FDA
In a recent post on the FDA Voice blog, the Agency reported that its generic drug program hit record highs in 2016. In the blog post, Kathleen “Cook” Uhl, M.D., Director of FDA’s Office of Generic...
Endo Pharmaceuticals Recalls Self-Injected Erectile Dysfunction Drug Due to Concerns Over Sterility
On Friday, February 24th, FDA issued a press release stating that Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling one lot of Edex® (alprostadil for injection) 10 mcg. What is Edex? Edex is a prescription only...
How Important are Clinical Trials in Today’s World of Regulation?
Eliminating clinical trials would be extremely detrimental to the safety and well-being of people all over the world. On Friday, February 24th, The Washington Post published an article written by...
Senators work to Reform FDA’s Medical Device Inspection Process with Bipartisan Bill
On Wednesday, February 15th, Senators Michael Bennet (D – CO) and Johnny Isakson (R – GA) introduced a bill to improve FDA’s medical device inspection process. If passed, the bill would amend the...
On Tuesday, February 21st, the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) announced the availability of an updated version of the Purple Book. What is the Purple Book? “The ‘Purple Book’...
The Benefits of Process Characterization in Process Development
The desire for a robust and repeatable manufacturing process is shared by every organization that has a therapy or product in development and the only way to demonstrate that this desired state has...
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...
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...
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...
Patient Support Programs (PSPs) in the pharmaceutical sector represent an array of aimed at supporting patients in initiating therapy and maintaining adherence. PSPs, also known as Patient Assistance...
The link between statistical methods and healthcare is not a new one, but the volume of available data to inform healthcare decisions and the use of data science in the medical industry has exploded...
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...