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Proposals for changes to EU pharma legislation raise concerns for SMEs

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Diana Spencer explores the European Commission’s proposed changes to EU pharmaceutical legislation, the reaction from industry and possible impact on smaller companies. The European Commission (EC) has proposed the largest reform to the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation in over 20 years.

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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

Drug Discovery World

It’s why pharmaceutical companies will often spend up to 10 years and upwards of $1 billion before receiving regulatory approval for a drug. This is a stark contrast to the often decade-long projects that pharmaceutical companies undertake to bring a drug to market. Global efforts .

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Animals Need Drugs Too, But Not Without CVM Approval

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Specifically, CVM ensures that animal drugs are safe and effective, properly made, and adequately labeled and packaged; food-producing animals only take drugs that would be safe for humans to consume; pet foods and additives are safe; and educates the public, monitors the market, and encourages development of new animal health products.

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DrugBank adds ASHP data to knowledgebase, improving user experience and data reliability

DrugBank

The healthcare community can license ASHP data for use in new or existing software, databases, or websites in formats specific to organisational needs. Discover ASHP Third-Party Packages in the Data Librar y ABOUT DRUGBANK DrugBank is the world’s first intelligent and comprehensive drug knowledge platform.

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

What is likely to be the cumulative effect on innovation of the different losses in exclusivity, also given the forthcoming Patent Package which could link the review’s rules on product shortages to EU-wide compulsory licensing?

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Do You Have a Combination Product, and Is It Drug-led or Device-led? Early Regulatory Insights

The Premier Consulting Blog

e) reveals more detail — and gray areas: Two or more regulated components, in one package (e.g., typical drug device, biologic device) Two or more separate components, co-packaged (e.g., e) reveals more detail — and gray areas: Two or more regulated components, in one package (e.g., Also see the FDA’s FAQs on this topic.)

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A Roadmap for Introducing Novel Excipients: How to Approach Excipient Qualification with the FDA

The Premier Consulting Blog

Although novel excipients can be a part of any new drug application (NDA) or biologics license application (BLA) development program, they seem to be more common with the 505(b)(2) pathway, since many companies use cutting-edge delivery technologies to solve issues associated with previously approved drugs. What is an excipient?

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