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It’s All So Simple Now: The First Traditional Marketing Authorization for a Non-PCR Based Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2

FDA Law Blog

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — On March 8th FDA granted Quidel’s Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA and Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA Control Swab Set. This announcement is the first traditional marketing authorization for a non-PCR based test to detect SARS-CoV-2.

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FDA Issues Safety Warning Regarding Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing Raising Questions About the Future of FDA Regulation of LDTs

FDA Law Blog

It is not uncommon for some in vitro diagnostic tests to suffer from poor positive predictive value, in part due to the rarity of the disease. Our readers will recall that this report was issued shortly after FDA’s release of its draft guidance documents seeking to regulate laboratory developed tests.

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Pfizer Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Conversion of PAXLOVID™ Conditional Marketing Authorization to Full Marketing Authorization in the European Union

Pfizer

This opinion from the CHMP confirms that the benefits of PAXLOVID in helping to reduce severe COVID-19-related outcomes, including hospitalization and death, in high risk patients continue to outweigh its potential risks. PAXLOVID is currently approved or authorized for conditional or emergency use in more than 70 countries to treat COVID-19.

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Remote Patient Testing Faces a Cloudy Future under VALID

FDA Law Blog

Gibbs — It is widely expected that the fate of the VALID Act – and therefore the world of diagnostic regulation – will be determined in the next two weeks (see our previous post here ). However, not all LDTs currently on the market would qualify for grandfathering. Javitt & Jeffrey N. Emphasis added).

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Microscopic innovations in women’s health 

Drug Discovery World

In fact, the endometrial fluid contains peptides that may protect against a variety of fungi, bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens 4. Earlier this year, we explored the microbiome and its role in drug development across various therapeutic areas. The influence of these microbiomes extends to children as well.

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FDA Designations for Rare Disease Products, Part 2: Orphan Drug Designation

Camargo

However, if another sponsor has already obtained ODD for the same drug and condition and a marketing application has been approved, the new sponsor has the added requirement of providing a plausible hypothesis as to why the proposed drug may be clinically superior to the first already marketed drug in order to obtain ODD.

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Most Sustainable Medical Device Companies in 2024

XTalks

Although the medical device industry is dedicated to advancing healthcare innovation, pursuing environmental responsibility has encountered obstacles mainly due to rigorous regulations. Coloplast is leading by example and has launched new packaging that contains no aluminum for their soft catheter SpeediCath Flex.