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FDA discontinue rare pediatric disease designation program despite increase in RPD approvals

Express Pharma

In July 2012, the FDA launched the RPDD. Despite various peaks and troughs between 2016 to 2024, this period saw an overall positive trend for annual RPD approvals, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.2 These findings suggest that the implementation of RPDDs positively impacted the RPD market, says GlobalData.

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Carefully Monitor Direct Oral Anticoagulant Medications

Pharmacy Times

Bristol Myers Squibb; 2012. Biomedicines. 2021;9(5):445. doi:10.3390/biomedicines9050445 Xarelto. Prescribing information. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; 2021. Accessed June 4, 2025. link] Eliquis. Prescribing information. Accessed June 4, 2025. link] Savaysa. Prescribing information. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc; 2015. Accessed June 4, 2025.

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Cell and gene therapy market set to grow at 44% CAGR through 2030: GlobalData

Express Pharma

The global cell and gene therapy (CGT) market is poised for exceptional growth at a compound annual growth rate of 44 per cent, with sales projected to rise from $8.70 billion in 2024 to $76.03 billion in 2030.

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Addressing US FDA challenges in Indian sterile drug manufacturing – Part 3

Express Pharma

New England Compounding Centre (USA, 2012) One of the deadliest failures in aseptic manufacturing, this incident involved fungal contamination in injectable steroids, leading to over 100 deaths and more than 750 cases of fungal meningitis across the United States.

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The Value of a Medically Integrated Pharmacy to Maximize Cost Avoidance and Reduce Waste of Oral Oncolytic Medications

Pharmacy Times

The National Institutes of Health reports that in 2012, $418 billion was wasted in the US due to suboptimal use of medications. Abstract Background Cost avoidance and waste reduction are defined as interventions made before the drug is dispensed to the patient that preclude an unnecessary prescription from being filled and sent to a patient.

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Is DTC pharma advertising coming to an end?

PharmaVoice

An attempt by the agency to prohibit pharma ads was shot down by a court in 2012, for example, on the grounds that they’re protected by First Amendment rights, Politico reported. Dubbed the No Handouts for Drug Advertisements Act , the bill would end tax deductions for expenses related to DTC ads for prescription and compounded drugs.

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From Pasteur to Present: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Publication Bias in Scientific Literature

Pharmacy Times

Specifically, psychology and psychiatry were among the disciplines where this increase was observed to be highest (P < 001). 2 Notably, in the field of biomedical research in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), negative results appear to be nearly absent, according to Joober et al. 2018;153(7):663-670. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0040