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U.S. FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™

Pfizer

FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™. FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for the New Drug Application (NDA) for its COVID-19 oral treatment, PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets).

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HP&M is Pleased to Welcome Lisa Baumhardt (Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert) and Sophia Gaulkin (Associate) to the Firm

FDA Law Blog

Baumhardt provides counsel to medical device, in vitro diagnostic, and combination product manufacturers on a wide range of pre- and post-marketing regulatory topics. Baumhardt , MS, MJ, MT(ASCP), RAC, FRAPS, has joined the firm as a Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert, and that Sophia Gaulkin has joined the firm as an Associate.

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How the IND 30-day Hold Impacts Clinical Trial Activities

Advarra

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal entity in the U.S. charged with (among other things) “ensur[ing] that safe and effective drugs are available to improve the health of the people in the United States.” . Whether the drug’s proposed labeling (package insert) is appropriate, and what it should contain. .

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Statement from Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla on Testing Positive for COVID-19

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Nirmatrelvir has shown consistent in vitro antiviral activity against the following variants: Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, Lambda, Mu, and Omicron BA.1 One carton contains five blister packs of PAXLOVID, as co-packaged nirmatrelvir tablets with ritonavir tablets, providing all required doses for a full five-day treatment course.

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Pfizer to Provide U.S. Government with an Additional 3.7 Million Treatment Courses of PAXLOVID™ to Help Combat COVID-19

Pfizer

In June of 2022, Pfizer submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of PAXLOVID for patients who are at high risk of progression to severe disease from COVID-19. The target Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date for a decision by the FDA is in February 2023.

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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

The European Commission (EC) will review the CHMP recommendation and is soon expected to make a final decision. 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.

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How this biotech is ramping up its psychedelic drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

But while psychedelic drug research has witnessed a relative roller-coaster ride of effort since the mid-20th century, more recent interest in the use of psychedelics for treating mental health and psychiatric disorders has spurred a raft of clinical trials 1. The company aims to develop drugs that fall into any of three broad categories.

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