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STAT+: Brain biopsies on ‘vulnerable’ patients at Mount Sinai set off alarm bells at FDA, documents show

STAT

The FDA’s months-long internal examination of the LBP yielded a series of documents seen by STAT, including a lengthy review, completed in August 2019, of the Mount Sinai study. The review, which lists consultations with 16 different FDA officials, was scathing.

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Juul’s internal playbook opens a rare window into influence in Washington

STAT

WASHINGTON — A new trove of internal emails and other documents from the e-cigarette maker Juul reveals the company’s extensive behind-the-scenes efforts to promote its interests in Washington — a rare insight into the otherwise opaque methods corporations use to influence the government.

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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Indeed, since 2014, DPD facilitatedthe publication of 42 quarterly batches and dozens of stand-alone PSGs, plus three one-off batches of PSGs updated to align with recommendations in general guidance documents ( g. , Under GDUFA III alone, DPD published 32 GDUFA guidance documents and MAPPs to ensure the successful implementation of GDUFA.

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STAT+: As regulators play catch up with AI, tech startups say uncertainty is slowing them down

STAT

health care market , AI founders and investors say regulatory uncertainty is a hurdle, forcing them to build more slowly and meticulously document for fear of potential audits. As they race for a slice of the $4 trillion U.S. That makes it harder to keep up with the tech industry’s breakneck pace, they tell STAT.

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NIH spending for drugs approved 2010-2019 lower than industry spending, study finds

European Pharmaceutical Review

New research published in JAMA Health Forum has documented that the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent $8.1 billion for phased clinical trials of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs between 2010-2019. This was ~10 percent of reported industry spending. billion (3.3

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Revised pharmacovigilance guidance for human vaccines open for public consultation

Express Pharma

This update aims to align the guidance with the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, and has been developed in collaboration with the AEFI Secretariat and IPC-PVPI. The statement further adds that the feedback, along with valid justifications, should be emailed to psur.drugs@cdsco.nic.in.

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Ex-Merck & Co scientist accused of stealing trade secrets could face jail

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In a document outlining the charges against Shafat Quadri, of North Potomac, Maryland the US Department of Justice (DoJ) referred only to “one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world” based in New Jersey.