Makena Accelerated Approval Withdrawal Hearing Should Be In-Person, Covis Tells US FDA

Covis cites challenges of conducting virtual meetings but leaves door open to hybrid approach. CDER wants advisory committee vote on feasibility of timely conducting new adequate, well-controlled trial, while Covis seeks vote on whether withdrawal is appropriate given absence of another approved drug for preventing preterm birth.

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Covis wants the Makena hearing to happen live and in-person, not over glitchy technology. • Source: Alamy

Covis Pharma is pushing for an in-person public hearing on the US FDA drugs center’s proposal to withdraw accelerated approval of its preterm birth prevention drug Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate).

In a recent filing with the Food and Drug Administration, Covis said the withdrawal hearing – which would be...

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