Regulatory Reconnaissance (13 February 2013)

Regulatory Reconnaissance is our daily intelligence briefing for the regulatory affairs space, bringing you the top regulatory news stories from around the globe.

US

• FDA Convenes 'Message Fatigue' Panel (Medpage Today)
• Public Workshops: Global Quality Systems--An Integrated Approach to Improving Medical Product Safety (FDA)
• Under OMB Review: "Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Center for Devices and Radiological Health Appeals Processes" (FDA)
• Meetings: Annual Computational Science Symposium (FDA)
• Furloughs likely would exceed 1 million; feds feel 'undervalued, unappreciated' (Washington Post)
• House Rules Committee to explore biennial budget process (The Hill)
• FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Finds Three Drugs With Potential Risks in Q3 2012 (FDA)
• Mini-Sentinel Expanding Drug Safety Efforts To Prospective Surveillance (The Pink Sheet)
• Disclosures To Participate in State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (VA)
• How Many People Participate In Medical Research? (Pharmalot)
• 'Fast' Progress: Ampligen Activist Ends Hunger Strike (BioWorld)
• The US Pharmacopoeia Has Been Re-Certified as a Global Standards-Setting Organization by ISO (USP)
• Amgen ditches PhIII study plans for bone-healing drug as regulatory bar rises (Fierce Biotech)
• FDA's Plan for Speeding 510(k)s: Triage for 90 Day Decisions (MDDI)
• Philly U.S. Attorney: Caronia court decision won't impact pharma prosecutions (locally, for now) (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Everything You Need to Know About Priority Review Vouchers: Part 1 of 2 (Ask Cato)
• More Breakthrough Designation Product Sponsors Determined: Pharmacyclics and Johnson & Johnson (J&J)
• FDA Approves Actos ANDA Before Exclusivity Expires; Shared 180-Day Awards At Risk? (The Pink Sheet Daily)
• St Jude recalls wire used to help plug hole in heart (Reuters)
• Dispute Develops Over 340B Discount Drug Program (NYTimes)

International

• Parliamentary panel recommends bringing of CDSCO under Dept of Pharmaceuticals (PharmaBiz)
• Indian Pharma companies may share essential drugs production details with govt (Economic Times)
• Exporters upset over govt's delay in convincing EU to accept Indian GMP on par with EU CGMP (PharmaBiz)
• RS panel to visit Hyderabad, Mumbai to probe charges of prevalence of spurious drugs (PharmaBiz)
• Notice to Stakeholders - New name for the Post-Market Reporting Compliance (PMRC) inspection program to Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) (Health Canada)
• Inspection Strategy for Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) for Drugs (Health Canada)
• Risk Classification of Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) Observations (Health Canada)
• Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) Guidelines (Health Canada)
• Opioid prescription is on the increase in Germany (EurekAlert)
• NICE rejects Jakavi (Pharmafile)

Interesting

• Name-brand or generic? Your political ideology might influence your choice (EurekAlert)
• Two Medical Societies Break New Ground To Test Medical Device (Forbes)
• Cancer, Innovation and a Boy Named Jack (Forbes)
• Patients At Risk From Inaccurate Antibiotic Test Kits, Warns BMJ Investigation (Medical News Today)
• World's Most Popular Painkiller Raises Heart Attack Risk (NPR)

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