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Proposals for changes to EU pharma legislation raise concerns for SMEs

Drug Discovery World

The Commission states that, currently, there are significant gaps in addressing unmet medical needs, rare diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The EC also says that earlier availability of generic and biosimilar medicines will be facilitated, and market authorisation procedures simplified.

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Sandoz receives approval by European Commission for Hyrimoz® (adalimumab) high-concentration formulation

The Pharma Data

The approval includes all indications covered by the reference medicine*: rheumatic diseases, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis, uveitis and hidradenitis suppurativa. 1 “Living with a chronic disease can take a significant toll on a patient’s quality of life.

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

UMNs have been defined in the context of the draft as diseases where there’s a lack of good treatments, and which have a high burden 3. For rare disease drugs, a variable RDP period of five, nine, or ten years, depending on the novelty of the drug. He pointed out that Europe was the first region to approve biosimilars.

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FDA Accepts for Review Pfizer’s Supplemental Application for ABRILADA™ (adalimumab-afzb) Interchangeability

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Prior Approval Supplement (PAS) to the Biologics License Application (BLA) for ABRILADA™ (adalimumab-afzb) as an interchangeable biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab). The Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA) goal date for an FDA decision is in Q4 2022. “An

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You What We Expect the FDA to do in July and August 2024

Agency IQ

12/29/2023 FDORA, Section 3202 Rare Diseases: GAO to release a report to Congress assessing the policies, practices, and programs of the FDA with respect to the review of applications for approval of drugs and biologics intended to treat rare disease, with a focus on the effectiveness of FDA’s policies and challenges encountered by sponsors.

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Sage Therapeutics and Biogen Initiate Rolling Submission of New Drug Application (NDA) to U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Zuranolone for the Potential Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

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Data from the completed studies of zuranolone in the LANDSCAPE and NEST clinical development programs, including data from the ongoing open-label SHORELINE Study in MDD, as well as data from the completed clinical pharmacology studies, will comprise the full submission package. Food & Drug Administration.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You What We Expect the FDA to do in May and June 2024

Agency IQ

Title Type Comments Close Key Information and Facilitating Understanding in Informed Consent Guidance for Sponsors, Investigators, and Institutional Review Boards Draft Guidance April 30 Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment Draft Guidance May 13 Select Updates for the Premarket Cybersecurity Guidance: Section 524B of the (..)

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