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Topics Suggested for Combination Products Policy Council

Three stakeholders suggest topics for the FDA Combination Products Policy Council to address.

Medical Devices

FDA Class 1 Recall on Medtronic Field Action

FDA classifies as a Class 1 recall a Medtronic voluntary field action related to its HVAD System Controllers and DC Adapters.

Human Drugs

AMAG Pharma sNDA for Makena Subcutaneous Formulation

AMAG Pharmaceuticals files a supplemental NDA for Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection) to allow a subcutaneous auto-injector to deliver the...

Human Drugs

CytoDyn Orphan Drug Request Rejected by FDA

FDA denies a CytoDyn request for an orphan drug designation for PRO 140 because the therapy appears to have the potential to treat more than just the ...

Medical Devices

When FDA Goes to Bat for One Company Against Another

Editor Jim Dickinson analyzes a remarkable case of apparent and highly questionable FDA collusion with a medical device companys marketing campaign ag...

Human Drugs

Oncologic Panel to Review Puma NDA for Breast Cancer

FDA schedules a 5/24 Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee meeting to review a Puma Biotechnology NDA for neratinib, an investigational therapy for the e...

Human Drugs

Rigel Pharma NDA for Fostamatinib

Rigel Pharmaceuticals files an NDA for fostamatinib in patients with chronic and persistent immune thrombocytopenia.

Human Drugs

St. Jude Medical Inspections Form-483 Released

FDA releases a Form-483 from a 2/7-17 inspection at Abbotts St. Jude Medical manufacturing facility in Sylmar, CA, that found Quality System Regulatio...

Federal Register

Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee Meeting 5/8-9

Federal Register notice: FDA announces a 5/8-9 Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting that will hearing compounding updates and discuss addin...

Human Drugs

OncoMed Study Fails in Lung Cancer

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals says results from a Phase 2 trial evaluating tarextumab failed to meet its primary endpoint (progression free survival) or sec...