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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...

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FDA Bans US Import of Piston Syringes from Thailand Site

On Wednesday, January 25th, the FDA issued Import Alert 89-17, which banned the import of Nipro’s piston syringes (with luer lock tip or catheter tip) into the US from the company’s Thailand...

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FDA Makes Critical Data Update to the Orange Book

On Wednesday, January 25th, the FDA unveiled a critical data update to Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, also referred to as the “Orange Book.” According to the...

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Medical Product Communication, Part Two: Medical Product Communications That are Consistent with the FDA-Required Labeling – Questions and Answers

After various industry professionals and stakeholders expressed an interest in learning more about the FDA’s views on communications regarding medical products, the Agency has released two draft...

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Submitting Initial Pediatric Study Plans and Amended Initial Pediatric Study Plans

On March 8, 2016, the FDA announced availability of a revised draft guidance for industry regarding pediatric study plans, entitled “Pediatric Study Plans: Content of and Process for Submitting...

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Medical Product Communication, Part One: Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications With Payors, Formulary Committees, and Similar Entities – Questions and Answers

On January 18, 2017, the FDA released two draft guidance documents regarding communications concerning medical products. The first draft guidance, entitled “Drug and Device Manufacturer...

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Understanding the 21st Century Cures Act: Part II

The 21st Century Cures Act, (Passed December 13, 2016), represents three years of cooperation between Congress, the FDA, and industry to modernize the current legal framework within which the FDA...

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Understanding the 21st Century Cures Act: Part I

The recent passage of the 21st Century Cures Act (passed December 13, 2016) marks a significant milestone for medical device and drug development. I recently attended a meeting held by the Food and...

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#5: How to Comply with the Pediatric Research Equity Act

On September 7, 2005, FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance, entitled "How to Comply with the Pediatric Research Equity Act," providing sponsors with a number of recommendations...

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Last Stop: President Obama – 21st Century Cures Bill Passes Through the Senate and Heads to Obama for Signature

After passing through the House of Representatives with an extraordinary amount of support last week, the 21st Century Cures Act headed to the Senate on Monday, December 5th. On Wednesday, December...

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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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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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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...

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Medical Information

What are Patient Support Programs?

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...

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How Important is Biostatistics?

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...

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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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