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Should we be worried about pharma’s supply chain?

World of DTC Marketing

We can’t continue to develop drugs the same way as we have done before. A blood-thinning agent, heparin, had been adulterated due to the product license holder (Baxter) procuring a toxic substance that had been illegally substituted for the genuine registered material. The question that I kept asking was why?

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In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

Unpacking the (Black) Box: Antares Licenses Urology Product with Boxed Warning. When the FDA requires a product’s labeling to include a boxed warning (also called a “black box warning” because the text is surrounded by black border), the potential market value of the drug often drops severely.

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In the News: April 2021 Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

the Center’s chief of medical oncology, In it, they laid out their analysis of accelerated approvals for 35 oncology indications for anti-programmed death ligand 1 antibodies and reported that for 10 of the 35 indications, the confirmatory trials failed to show a benefit. Drug Product. Indication. Triple-negative breast cancer.

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Biosimilars vs. Interchangeable Biological Products: FDA Fact Check

XTalks

In order to fact-check some of these misconceptions, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently hosted a webinar on biosimilar and interchangeable biological products to help healthcare professionals understand more about these treatment options. Biosimilars are the “genericdrugs of the biopharma world.

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

Regulatory data protection (RDP) period RDP refers to the time when generic drug makers cannot refer to an innovator drug’s data to obtain a marketing authorisation 2.

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Buscopan vs Mebeverine | OTC IBS treatment

Druggist

Both products contain the same drug – hyoscine butylbromide. The only difference comes in licensing of both products, which are reflected, for example by the broader availability of Buscopan IBS Relief and more stringent age restrictions for the product. Mebeverine is generally well tolerated with no common side effects listed.

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TLC Provides Corporate Update at Investor Conference – Dec 18, 2020

The Pharma Data

With experiences attained in licensing and business development functions from Amgen, Baxter and Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Bliss introduced himself in Mandarin Chinese. In its Phase II clinical trial, TLC599 significantly reduced pain at and through every scheduled visit through six months. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.