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Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug gets FDA approval in milestone for company and research

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Despite high demand for an option like Journavx, doctors fear the drug’s price could be a major hangup for insurers, potentially limiting patients’ ability to access it.

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Prasad’s FDA appointment pressures cell and gene therapy stocks

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

A vocal opponent of his predecessor Peter Marks, Vinay Prasad will now lead the office tasked with reviewing some genetic medicines, adding more uncertainty to an already struggling field of research.

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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Karst The FDA Reduction-in-Force (Termination)or RIF(T)announced last week has resulted in countless stories in the press and on personal LinkedIn accounts from those RIFd. As folks steeped in the world of generic drugs And Hatch-Waxman know, theres a lot that happens before FDA can take action on an ANDA.

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In tone-setting verdict, FDA rejects MDMA as a therapy aid for PTSD

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The decision to turn down an application from Lykos Therapeutics comes at a pivotal time for psychedelics research, which, after decades of dismissal, has recently gained momentum.

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Pfizer drug for hemophilia approved by FDA

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The approval of Hympavzi Friday was a dose of good news for Pfizer, which is dealing with research setbacks and a challenge from an activist investor.

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Reports Document FDA Review Delays: What Drugmakers Should Know Now

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Butler Recent reductions in force (RIFs) and leadership changes at FDA are already affecting key agency functionsand as the administration plans a broader reorganization, the impact will likely grow. Thats all bad news if your timeline depends on FDA sticking to theirs. By John W.M. Claud & Michelle L.

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Time for change: non-human primates in drug research

Drug Target Review

But growing ethical scrutiny, supply shortages, cost burdens, scientific innovation and regulatory shifts like the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s new alternative methods roadmap are bringing the continued reliance on live NHPs into question, and opening the door to next-generation solutions that could eventually replace them altogether.