International – ICH M13A BE testing guideline expected to be adopted this summer

The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) is expected to adopt its M13A guideline on bioequivalence (BE) testing of immediate-release (IR) solid oral dosage form...

USA – FDA launches new clinical trial center to improve innovation, communication

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has launched a new center for internal and external experts...

Europe – Parliament adopts its position on EU pharmaceutical reform

The legislative package, covering medicinal products for human use, consists of a new directive (adopted with 495 votes in favour, 57 against and 45...

Europe – Reflection papers on regulatory requirements for the development of medicinal products for...

The drafting of a reflection paper on regulatory requirements for the development of medicinal products for chronic non-infectious liver diseases (PBC, PSC, NASH) is intended in order to...

USA – Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Antibody-Drug Conjugates – Final Guidance for Industry

FDA published the final guidance for industry, Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Antibody-Drug Conjugates, and recently published accompaniments to the guidance document:

France – Expérimentation du cannabis médical : quelle continuité de la prise en charge...

Le Décret n° 2024-259 du 23 mars 2024 modifiant le décret n° 2020-1230 du 7 octobre 2020 relatif à l'expérimentation de l'usage médical du cannabis et...

USA – Data Integrity for In Vivo Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies: Guidance for Industry

The purpose of this guidance is to provide recommendations to applicants and testing site management on achieving and maintaining data integrity for the clinical and...
CDER Outlines Drug Safety Priorities

USA – Center for Drug Evaluation and Research – Office of Pharmaceutical Quality :...

FDA’s Office of Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) published its 2023 Annual Report, which details the many ways OPQ assures the availability, safety, and...

USA – Study: Few FDA-approved targeted cancer drugs meet ESMO benefit benchmarks

Fewer than one-third of molecularly targeted cancer drugs recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meet established European benchmarks for clinical...

USA – FDA turns attention to data integrity lapses at testing sites in new...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance outlining how manufacturers can ensure the data integrity of bioavailability (BA) and...