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Latest News | 4 February 2013

Legislators Threaten to Subpoena FDA over Requested Documents

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US regulators are coming under renewed scrutiny regarding their oversight of pharmaceutical compounders, with House legislators threatening to subpoena the US Food and Drug Administration for what Read More...


Latest News | 11 January 2013

After Six Years, Botulism Antitoxin Prepares for FDA Animal Rule Review

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which recently cleared two drugs using a unique regulatory pathway aimed at facilitating the development and approval of medical countermeasures and Read More...


Latest News | 1 June 2012

Congressional Research Service Releases Side-by-side Analysis of User Fee Bills

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The Congressional Research Service, the House and Senate’s semi-private think tank, has released what it is calling a side-by-side comparison of the Senate’s Food and Drug Administration Safety and Read More...


Latest News | 14 May 2012

CDER Ombudsman: Smaller Companies Feel Confusion, Pinch of Regulations

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A report released by the Ombudsman’s Office of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) for 2011 says smaller companies are contacting it more because they Read More...


Latest News | 11 April 2012

Congressmen Pressure FDA, FCC Over Wireless Health Regulation

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A group of six Republican Representatives sent the Commissioners of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a letter cautioning the agencies against Read More...


Latest News | 28 March 2012

FDA Establishes Class II Controls for Full Field Mammography System

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new guidance on 27 March establishing Class II Special Controls for full field digital mammography systems (FFDMS), bringing the device class under Read More...


Latest News | 8 March 2012

Woodcock Touts FDA Success in Drug Approval

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The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Director for the Center for Drug Research and Evaluation (CDER), Janet Woodcock, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on 8 March to Read More...


Latest News | 28 February 2012

MHRA: Patients With Metal-on-Metal Hips Need Extensive Monitoring

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued advice to patients and surgeons urging them to monitor so-called metal-on-metal hip replacements on an annual basis for the Read More...


Latest News | 9 January 2012

EMA Issues Guidelines on Development of Antibacterials

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) today released a guideline titled, Guideline on the evaluation of medicinal products indicated for treatment of bacterial infections. The document was approved last Read More...


Latest News | 4 January 2012

Chinese SFDA Issues Interim Measures for Food and Drug Compliance Report

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The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) today released an interim regulation titled, “Measures for Food and Drug Compliant Report.”The regulation aims to standardize the management of Read More...


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