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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.
On Wednesday, September 28th, the FDA issued a final guidance document regarding the inclusion of the term “healthy” on the labels of food products. The guidance, entitled “Use of the Term ‘Healthy’...
FDA Releases Regulatory Science Priorities for Medical Devices in 2017
On Thursday, September 22nd, the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) released its regulatory science priorities for fiscal year 2017. CDRH & Regulatory Science According to CDRH,...
Is Your Laboratory PC Cloned From the Proper Image?
Managing compliance for computerized lab systems includes the PC controlling your qualified instruments. This is an integral audit point that must be maintained to ensure compliance. Ah, but you’re...
How critical is the Technology Transfer phase of new drug development?
During the development phase of a new drug, great pains are taken to characterize the molecule and to run a myriad of laboratory and animal tests to determine the product attributes, toxicology...
FDA Updates Requirements Regarding Health Document Submissions for Tobacco Products
On Friday, September 9th, FDA announced the availability of a revised draft guidance, entitled “Health Document Submission Requirements for Tobacco Products.” The document was initially published in...
FDA Issues Final Rule Regarding the Safety & Effectiveness of Consumer Antiseptic Products
On December 16, 2013, the FDA released a proposed rule regarding the safety and effectiveness of certain antibacterial soap products. If finalized, this ruling would require manufacturers of...
With the spotlight these days on Data Integrity, it may be easy to lose sight of some fundamental Quality Systems. Core Quality Systems include Document Management, Investigation Management, and...
FDA Approves Erelzi™, the Third US Biosimilar Product
On Wednesday, August 30th, the FDA announced the approval of Sandoz’s Erelzi™ (etanercept-szzs). Erelzi is biosimilar to Amgen’s Enbrel® (etanercept) and is indicated for the treatment of multiple...
FDA Extends Enforcement Deadline for Certain Provisions of the UDI Rule, Part Two
Additional information on FDA’s guidance document is available in our preceding FDA News article, entitled “FDA Extends Enforcement Deadline for Certain Provisions of the UDI Rule, Part One.” On...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...