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Understanding the Regulatory Environment in Japan for Generic Drug Development

Drug Patent Watch

The regulatory environment in Japan for generic drug development is complex and has undergone significant changes in recent years. New Drug Application (NDA) : Needed for marketing approval of new drugs. Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) : Required for marketing approval of generic drugs.

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Why AstraZeneca’s CEO is accusing British tabloids of ‘fake news’

STAT

Damian here with news of a 2021-sized biotech round that has echoes of 2011, plus an ESMO recap and a curious stock move. Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning, everyone. Read the rest…

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Using RWE in rare disease drug development: effective innovations with historical controls

European Pharmaceutical Review

Rare disease drug development poses unique challenges that can be overcome by using real-world evidence (RWE). These assessments often need to involve comparisons against multiple alternative therapies that would be impractical in the context of a clinical drug development. Regulatory and payer guidance. Patel et al.

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New guidance to aid cost-effectiveness analysis of new drugs

European Pharmaceutical Review

The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) explained that HTA bodies assess evidence on the short-term effects of a drug provided by companies and drug developers. These surrogate endpoints (eg, biomarkers or intermediate outcome) are used to predict the long-term effectiveness of new treatments.

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Understanding the evidence used in drug product withdrawals

European Pharmaceutical Review

Between 1999 and 2001, it supported 17 percent of withdrawals, between 2002 and 2011, it supported 26 percent of withdrawals and by 2012 to 2016, 80 percent of withdrawals were supported by observational studies (cohort, case-control, or other epidemiologic design). Meta-analyses contributed least frequently (31.4 EMA/95098/2010.

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New approvals to revolutionise myelofibrosis treatment landscape across 8MM: GlobalData

Express Pharma

Jakafi’s landmark approval in 2011 galvanised intensive drug development efforts by providing a strong positive investment signal for this market, as Jakafi is a blockbuster agent.

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Achieving scale up success under economic uncertainty

European Pharmaceutical Review

There was a significant slowdown in drug development, clinical trials, and new drugs coming to market. EMA prepares for winter antibiotic shortages That slowdown resulted in 211 drug shortages in 2010—the highest number recorded in a single year at the time. 2011; 36(11):740-57. Trust and risk are interdependent.