Jan. 11, 2021 – When considering all of the COVID-19 challenges the FDA faced in 2020, it is noteworthy that the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) approved 53 novel drugs last year, the second highest number of novel drug approvals in the past 10 years. In a forward to CDER’s 2020 report on […]
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Aug. 20, 2020 – The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) ability to approve new drugs while juggling new responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be exceeding expectations, with the agency approving 36 novel drugs to date in 2020, an increase from the 24 new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by this date in 2019 (with […]
Read more April 27, 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must balance safeguarding public health with the desire for timely product reviews. Staff members at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research are working diligently to keep all of these balls in […]
Read moreMay 1, 2017 – Having cleared the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) with a 14-9 vote on April 27, Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s nomination to be the next FDA commissioner is now headed for a full Senate vote. So far, Gottlieb’s nomination has moved quickly and smoothly through the nomination process. “Gottlieb […]
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