If approved, ALKS 5461 would be first opioid-containing product to carry indication for depression; Alkermes CEO Pops tells Pink Sheet that agency's safety and efficacy concerns are surmountable because "all depression drugs have mixed results."
Alkermes PLC's major depressive disorder (MDD) drug ALKS 5461 will need to clear a series of hurdles to win the backing of the US FDA's Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee at a Nov. 1 meeting, though it appears none will be higher than that for the product's efficacy.
Specifically designed as an adjunct to established antidepressant pharmacotherapy in the treatment of MDD, ALKS 5461 features a combination of...
A real-world evidence study also does not meet the regulatory standard for an adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation, the agency said. The FDA should allow the accelerated approval drug to remain available like other treatments that failed their confirmatory trials, Intercept said.
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Proposal to have panelists rate the strength of efficacy and safety evidence on a numeric scale also draws support in written comments on ways to optimize the advisory committee process.
A real-world evidence study also does not meet the regulatory standard for an adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation, the agency said. The FDA should allow the accelerated approval drug to remain available like other treatments that failed their confirmatory trials, Intercept said.
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Recent and upcoming US FDA advisory committee meetings and a summary of the topics covered.
