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FDA Releases Draft CPG on Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross-Contact

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft update to its Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) for FDA staff on the Agency’s enforcement of major food allergen labeling and cross-contact. The draft CPG directs FDA field staff to examine possible food product adulteration due to labeling related to allergen cross-contact.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

However, as with drugs, dietary supplements require evidence that they are safe and that claims on product labels are truthful and not misleading. 10 Directive 2004/24/EC introduced a registration scheme for traditional herbal medicines and requires herbal remedies sold over the counter in the UK to be registered. 2012/1916).

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Speaking of Medicine – Mid-Year OPDP Enforcement Review

Eye on FDA

The 4 letters issued this calendar year: Involved 3 Untitled Letters and 1 Warning Letter – a profile not out of proportion given that about 33 percent of letters issued since 2004 have been Warning Letters. One of the letters came to attention of FDA reviewers through the Bad Ad Program.

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DEA Regs Bulk Up with 2014 Anabolic Steroid Control Law Additions

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Because anabolic steroids are also abused to enhance athletic performance and increase muscle strength, Congress has enacted three laws regulating anabolic steroids: the Anabolic Steroid Control Acts of 1990 and 2004, and the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014 (“DASCA”). DASCA became law, amending the CSA, on December 18, 2014.

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Novel oral chemotherapeutic holds potential for stomach cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

In the future, the potential label expansion of Oncoral into other solid cancer indications will be investigated. accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2014/020571s048lbl.pdf [Accessed 25.01.22]. J Clin Oncol, 2004; 22(14): 2849-2855. For more information about Oncoral, please visit www.ascelia.com/pipeline/oncoral.

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EU pharmaceutical legislation revisions: what are the implications for biopharma?

European Pharmaceutical Review

Figure 1: Changes in the European Commission’s proposal for pharmaceutical legislation fall under seven key themes, based on L.E.K. analysis (Source: L.E.K) In October 2023, the European Parliament (EP) proposed revisions to the European Commission proposals with diverging views on various topics set out through two documents.

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Trial bias concern scuppers Y-mAbs brain cancer drug in FDA vote

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The two groups were also separated by a sizeable time difference, with data from the control group ranging between 1990 and 2015, while Study 03-133 started enrolling patients in 2004. Changes in standard and supportive care over the time period could also have skewed the results, said the FDA reviewer.