In a previous blog post (here), we discussed the results of an April 16, 2021 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Genus Med. Techs., LLC v. FDA, 2021 (U.S. App. Lexis 10928 [April 16, 2021]) which the FDA decided not to appeal. This court decision dealt with […]
FDA took action to fully approve Moderna’s Spikevax which had been the subject of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) since December 18, 2020. This means that the FDA has finalized its comprehensive review of the safety and efficacy of the Moderna vaccine. This is the second Covid-19 vaccine to gain full BLA approval status, the […]
In today’s Federal Register (here), the FDA announced the availability of a final guidance for chemistry manufacturing and control changes (CMC) that may be reported in an annual report (AR). CMC changes that may be submitted in an annual report are considered minor changes. The FDA says, “This final guidance updates the draft guidance of […]
The other session that I was able to monitor was the Cares Act – Additional Reporting Requirements for Manufacturers. The purpose of the new reporting requirements is to proactively identify potential drug or API shortages so that the FDA can begin to act and perhaps institute a flexible regulation approach to mitigate the shortage. The […]
Since I am not a superhero and am unable to be in two places at once, I had to choose which of the afternoon sessions I would attend. With one of the hot topics being the inspectional issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, I chose to sit in on the Post-COVID Inspection World: New Tools, […]
Everyone knew this day would come and it has been a long time in coming. Yesterday, the FDA approved the first interchangeable biosimilar for an insulin product. An interchangeable biosimilar, like an AB-rated generic product, can be substituted at the pharmacy without intervention of the healthcare provider. According to the FDA announcement, “Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) […]
As we have seen in the news lately, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spinning out new variants as it replicates in infected individuals. Some of these new variants have been found to be more infectious (and possibly more pathogenic) than the initial virus that first entered the human population. The good news is that the FDA […]
Today, December 17, 2020, the Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting discussed the Moderna vaccine. That vaccine is an mRNA vaccine, much the same as the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine. To remind you, the mRNA vaccine: Does not replicate Does not enter or integrate into DNA And the Moderna vaccine does not contain any preservatives […]
Today was the FDA vaccine advisory committee meeting to provide feedback to the FDA regarding the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine. I don’t think anyone will be surprised by the outcome, especially since the pre-meeting package written by the FDA was extremely favorable regarding the safety profile and the very high efficacy rates seen in the study. […]
Based on the FDA advanced posting of material regarding the advisory committee meeting tomorrow to consider an EUA for the Pfizer vaccine, it appears that there should be clear sailing. From the materials that I was able to review, there were very few serious adverse reactions, 95% efficacy rate, and low episodes of severe disease […]