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FDA’s “Radical Transparency” Shift: What Regulatory Pros Need to Know

A New Era of FDA Disclosure

On Thursday, July 10, 2025, FDA published more than 200 decision letters, known as complete response letters (CRLs). The CRLs were issued in response to applications submitted to FDA for approval of drugs or biological products between 2020 and 2024, marking a departure...

Regulatory Sciences

U.S. Attorneys Send Strong Message that a Company’s Response to a Compliance Issue is Key Element of an Effective Compliance Program

A common theme among the government enforcers speaking at last week’s Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress (PCC) was the importance of putting in place an effective corporate compliance program to...

Clinical Research Solutions

What’s the Skinny on Dietary Supplements?

One doesn’t have to spend much time in a pharmacy, grocery store or even a typical American house to see that dietary supplements have found a place in people’s lives. In fact, roughly 54% of U.S....

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GMP Documentation: Gate Five of the Nine Gate Transfer Process for Moving Production

Today we’re back with the next step in the Nine Gate Transfer Process for Moving Production from site to site. So far we’ve covered the first four gates, which you can review in our last blog post....

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FDA Issues a Reminder on Excipients in Dietary Supplements

In the new guidance on substances that can be added to foods, including beverages and dietary supplements, the FDA reminds manufacturers that the excipients added to oral dosage forms of these...

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Understanding Statistical Intervals: Part 3 - Tolerance Intervals

We saw in Part 1 of this series how a confidence interval can be calculated to define a range within which the true value of a statistical parameter such as a mean or standard deviation is likely to...

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Unapproved Codeine Products and Some DESI Drugs need FDA Approval or Cease Marketing

In a Federal Register notice published today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intention to take enforcement action against misbranded or unapproved prescription products...

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The $142 Million Question: Will the Kaiser Judgment Encourage More Private Payor Actions for Off-Label Promotion?

If enforcement against pharmaceutical companies for off-label promotion by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) were not...

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FDA Guidance Follows USP Salt Policy & Aims to Make Conversions Between Salt Forms Simpler

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a draft guidance that outlines the “Naming of Drug Products Containing Salt Drug Substances” in accordance with the recently implemented USP...

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The Transfer Process Map: Gate Four in the Nine Gate Transfer Process for Moving Production

If you have been following along, you now know that I have reviewed the first three gates to the Nine Gate Transfer Process for moving production from site to site. I have covered: Gate 1: Assessment...

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

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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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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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...

Clinical Research Solutions

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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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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