Federal Register notice: FDA has announced that it accepted a priority review voucher to approve AbbVie’s Rinvoq (upadacitnib) on 8/16. The once-daily oral Janus kinase inhibitor is indicated for treating adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexate. To view the notice, click here.
FDA granted approval to Revolution Medicines' Rasonque (daraxonrasib) for metastatic pancreatic cancer despite substantial differences in treatment responses among patients with different KRAS mutations and limited evidence of effectiveness in patients without RAS mutations, according to a newly released approval document. The 321-page review shows that FDA considered
The Trump Administration is developing a temporary policy that would allow compounding pharmacies to dispense certain unapproved peptides despite earlier FDA scientific assessments finding insufficient evidence of their safety and effectiveness, setting up a potential conflict between administration policy and the agency's scientific reviewers. Federal officials are considering
A new Department of Justice directive identifying violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) among potential targets for fraud enforcement could expose FDA-regulated firms to increased federal investigations and criminal prosecutions, according to an analysis by attorneys at Holland & Knight. The 10/1 directive outlines
FDA has released a final guidance entitled “Postapproval Manufacturing Changes to Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products — Questions and Answers.” The document explains how manufacturers should document and report changes to approved biosimilars, including changes involving manufacturing processes, production facilities, dosage forms and strengths. Regarding information required for postapproval manufacturing changes,