USA – FDA considers new efficacy endpoint for diabetes drugs

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday released an updated draft guidance to help sponsors demonstrate efficacy for new antidiabetic drugs and...

UK – NICE recommends Pfizer’s rimegepant for preventing episodic migraine attacks

The National Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) has announced that it has recommended an oral treatment for the prevention of episodic migraines for...

USA – FDA finalizes guidance on adjusting for covariates in randomized trials

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday released a final guidance addressing how sponsors can adjust for covariates in analyzing randomized clinical...

USA – FDA proposes long-awaited patient medication information rule

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new drug labeling requirements to make it easier for patients to understand their medication while...

Europe – Global regulators agree on way forward to adapt COVID-19 vaccines to emerging...

International regulators have published a report today highlighting the outcomes of their discussions on COVID-19 vaccines and the need for and strategy to update their composition...

Europe – EU regulator recommends revoking approval for Novartis’ sickle cell disease drug

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) human medicines committee has recommended revoking the conditional marketing authorisation for Novartis’ sickle cell disease (SCD) drug Adakveo (crizanlizumab). The...

USA – FDA final guidance clarifies whole slide imaging expectations in nonclinical toxicology studies

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday issued final guidance on the use of whole slide imaging in nonclinical toxicology studies. The...

International – E6(R3): ICH releases draft of overhauled GCP guideline for consultation

The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) on Tuesday published the long-awaited draft version of its ICH E6(R3) guideline on good clinical practice (GCP) for...

USA – FDA drafts guidance on using ‘generally accepted’ knowledge to support drug approvals

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday issued draft guidance offering examples of how drug sponsors can rely on generally accepted scientific...

Europe – Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)...

Two new medicines recommended for approval EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended two medicines for approval at its May 2023 meeting. The committee recommended granting a marketing...