May 17, 2022 – Considering that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) receives nearly half of its funding from medical product user fees, the timely reauthorization of user fees before the current iteration expires Sept. 30 is paramount to ensuring smooth product review operations. But this “must-pass” legislation opens the door to additional priorities and […]
Read more March 21, 2022 – Pros and cons of the FDA’s accelerated approval pathway took center stage at a House Energy and Commerce Committee meeting held last week. While a slate of health-related bills for possible inclusion in the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA VII) reauthorization package were discussed, the hearing led off with arguments […]
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March 7, 2022 – Newly appointed Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., who is returning to the position he briefly held during the Barack Obama administration, faces a daunting challenge as he begins anew: coming to terms with how the agency’s controversial accelerated approval of Biogen’s Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat Alzheimer’s disease affects […]
Read more June 29, 2021 – In the wake of the FDA granting a controversial accelerated approval for Biogen’s aducanumab (Aduhelm) – and Biogen’s decision to set the list price for the drug for Alzheimer’s disease at $56,000 per year despite equivocal evidence of efficacy – members of Congress are introducing drug pricing legislation, calling for hearings, […]
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