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Latest News | 2 August 2012

Study: US Beats EU in Speed to Market Thanks to Reimbursement Process

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A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) assessing the performance of US and EU regulatory and reimbursement authorities finds the US actually exceeds several of its EU Read More...


Latest News | 2 August 2012

GHTF Releases Guidance on Adverse Event Data Reporting Standard

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The Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF), a global regulatory body whose duties are set to be assumed shortly by the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF), has released a final Read More...


Latest News | 2 August 2012

FDA to Assess New Regulatory Endpoints for Four Disease Areas

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a four-day meeting to discuss clinical endpoints potentially capable of being used to support future drug development in four therapeutic Read More...


Latest News | 2 August 2012

Proposed Bill Exempts Minor First-Time Regulatory Violations from Civil Fines

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A new bill proposed in the US House of Representatives would provide relief to small companies and other entities found to be violating paperwork-based regulations for the first time.The bill, the Read More...


Latest News Regulatory Update | 2 August 2012

EMA Phasing Out Follow-Up Measures

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is phasing out so-called "follow-up measures" for human drugs requiring post-marketing studies this month, instead replacing them with three categories of Read More...


Latest News | 1 August 2012

EMA Calls for Further Research on Personalized Approaches to Treating Hemophilia

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released a new reflection paper on the risks of adverse immune system reactions in hemophilia patients treated with Factor VIII products and how these factors Read More...


Latest News | 1 August 2012

Report: Tainted Blood Platelets Pose Greater Risk than HIV-Infected Blood Products

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There’s a new top threat to the safety of the nation’s blood supply. The Wall Street Journal reports donated blood products containing bacterially contaminated blood platelets have usurped HIV for the Read More...


Latest News | 1 August 2012

Legislation Would Subject FDA Information Inquiries to Performance Standards

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Under a new piece of bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate, all federal agencies, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), would be subject to new standards intended establish Read More...


Latest News | 1 August 2012

FDA Final Rule Mandates Electronic Registration of Device Establishments

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule regarding  electronic device registration and listing requirements, putting into practice a long-awaited rule combining the Read More...


Latest News | 1 August 2012

Study: Who Regulates Medical Devices Better: US or EU?

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How do the US and EU regulatory systems for medical devices match up in a head-to-head comparison? A new systematic review published in the journal Public Library of Science: Medicine (PLoS:M) says Read More...


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