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Latest News | 17 June 2013

Congress Presses DEA to Open up on Regulatory 'Black Hole'

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Once, professionals engaged in pharmaceutical regulatory affairs had only one agency to worry about: the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has principal authority over whether a drug is Read More...


Latest News | 12 June 2013

Orphan Drug Manufacturers Would be Exempt from 'Obamacare' Fees Under New Bill

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A new piece of legislation introduced this week by Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) would clarify that developers of orphan pharmaceutical products are exempted from an annual fee otherwise levied on Read More...


Latest News | 5 June 2013

Veterinary User Fee Bills Pass Congress, Await Obama's Signature

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US legislators in the House of Representatives this week announced the passage of a package of user fees that would enhance what the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collects from members of the Read More...


Latest News | 23 May 2013

New Legislation Seeks Creation of Provisional Approval Pathway for New Drugs

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Three US legislators have moved to introduce legislation they say would accelerate US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals while giving patients the option to obtain therapies outside of Read More...


Latest News | 20 May 2013

Reform Bill Takes Aim at 'Gray Market' Causes for Drug Shortages

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A prominent congressional Democrat this week announced the reintroduction of a bill that looks to ban the practice of so-called "gray market" drug sales, the practice of which has been partially Read More...


Latest News | 17 May 2013

US Would See Clinical Trials Reporting Transparency Under New Legislation

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Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Ed Markey has announced the reintroduction of legislation that he says is intended to open up clinical trial data, introducing a measure of transparency and bringing the US Read More...


Latest News | 16 April 2013

New Law Rolls Back Provisions Requiring Top Regulators to Make Public Their Finances

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Top US regulatory officials may well be breathing a sigh of relief this week as at first legislators, and then finally the president, moved to pass a measure into law that would roll back new Read More...


Latest News | 27 March 2013

President Signs into Law Budget Bill that Restores FDA's Authority to Spend User Fees

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A new budget resolution passed into law by President Barack Obama on Wednesday will for the first time allow the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to spend tens of millions of annual user fees the Read More...


Latest News | 21 March 2013

CDRH Official Hits Back at Legislators' Claim that FDA Regulation Stifling Mobile Health Apps

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US regulators fought back Thursday against allegations that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is stifling the innovation of mobile medical applications and other mobile devices by developing Read More...


Latest News | 7 March 2013

Medical Countermeasure Bill Clears Congress, Set for President's Approval

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A disaster and emergency preparedness bill that would task the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with setting up new regulatory incentives and accommodations for medical countermeasures has passed Read More...


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