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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...
The core of my background was built upon analytical development science for biotechnology companies including Celera and Genentech. It became routine to develop analytical assays to test products...
FDA Draft Guidance When Developing Chewable Tablets, Part Two
Additional information on FDA’s draft guidance is available in our preceding FDA News article, entitled “FDA Issues Draft Guidance On Quality Attributes to Consider When Developing Chewable Tablets,...
FDA Issues Draft Guidance On Quality Attributes to Consider When Developing Chewable Tablets, Part One: Introduction & Overview
On Thursday, June 17th the FDA issued a draft guidance entitled “Quality Attribute Considerations for Chewable Tablets.” The document “describes the critical quality attributes that should be...
Whole Foods Receives Warning from FDA for Numerous Violations at Manufacturing Facility
On Wednesday, June 8th, the FDA issued a warning letter to Whole Foods Markets Inc., citing the company’s Everett, Massachusetts manufacturing facility for several GMP violations. The violations...
Those of you in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries who encounter process and product problems on a regular basis, you likely grimace when one lands in your lap. There is a...
FDA Releases Guidance on Nonclinical Studies for Osteoporosis Drugs
On June 13, FDA released a new pharmacology/toxicology guidance providing guidance on nonclinical studies to support the approval of drugs intended for the treatment of osteoporosis. This guidance...
FDA Clarifies Regulations Regarding How Patients May Be Charged for Investigational Drugs
On Thursday, June 2nd the FDA issued a final guidance, entitled “Charging for Investigational Drugs Under an IND — Questions and Answers.” The guidance provides information concerning the...
FDA Simplifies Process for Requesting Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs
On Thursday, June 2nd FDA released the final Individual Patient Expanded Access Investigational New Drug Application (Form FDA 3926), which is a new form for physicians to use when requesting...
FDA Warns of Serious Bleeding Risk Associated with Use of OTC Antacid Products Containing Aspirin
On Monday, June 6th the FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication, warning consumers about the increased risk of serious bleeding associated with the use of over-the-counter (OTC) antacid products that...
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...