What is an Adaptive Clinical Trial? Clinical trial consulting and pharmaceutical consulting professionals will benefit by becoming current on adaptive trial design. Gaining in popularity since the early 1990s,[1] adaptive trials are those which observe patient outcomes after review of interim data and accommodate modifications to trial and/or statistical procedures.[2] [3] [4] Compare such trials…
FDA recently granted a therapeutic equivalence (TE) rating of AB to a “generic” version of an innovator product approved via a 505b2 NDA. In July 2014, FDA granted the AB rating to Perrigo’s 1% testosterone gel drug product (NDA 203098) approved in January 2013, and a BX rating to Teva’s (NDA 202763) approved in February 2012. …
According to the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS), the “The eCTD has become the standard for many regulatory agencies around the world.” FDA’s CDER and EMA have mandated eCTD specifications for all electronic submissions. FDA is forecasting mandates for electronic-only submissions for Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDA) and type II Drug Master Files (DMF), Biologics License…
Recently, representatives from PDG attended the second meeting of the Central Florida chapter of RAPS. Featured was a presentation by Leo J Lagrotte, Consumer Safety Officer, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FLA-DO/TMP-RP entitled “FDA Perspective on Advertising and Promotional Compliance and Social Media”. Mr. Lagrotte’s patient and thorough explanation of topics such as solicited vs.…
Nanotechnology is an emerging technology that has the potential to be used in a broad array of FDA-regulated products, including medical products, foods and cosmetics. Nanomaterials, developed using nanotechnology, are measured in nanometers, — equal to about one-billionth of a meter — so small that they can’t be seen with a regular microscope. These nanomaterials…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public workshop entitled “Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Assessments: Social Science Methodologies to Assess Goals Related to Knowledge.” The purpose of the public workshop is to initiate constructive dialogue and information-sharing among regulators, researchers, the pharmaceutical industry, health care organizations, health care providers, and others from the…
Those of you who will be in central Florida this week are welcome to join PDG at an FDA presentation by Leo J Lagrotte, Consumer Safety Officer, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FLA-DO/TMP-RP entitled “FDA Perspective on Advertising and Promotional Compliance and Social Media” on May 24th, 2012, 5:30–8:30 pm at the Hampton Inn and…