A Pfizer exec says that the old prescription drug user fee formulas that usually increase funding and staffing for many FDA programs no longer deliver the same return on investment.
SAN DIEGO – Industry may no longer be willing to accept user fee increases and more hiring as the key to US Food and Drug Administration improvements, a potential change of strategy for handling the prescription drug user fee program.
Emmett said increasing spending and employees may not continue to fix FDA problems.
Negotiations likely will begin in about a year on potential updates to the PDUFA program and an agreement to extend...
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The agency’s plan for advanced manufacturing seeks more harmonization, while also seeking to codify internal practices with guidance and training.
Pink Sheet infographic shows that while overall growth continues at the drugs and biologics centers, the US FDA still must add many employees to meet user fee-mandated hiring goals.
A lack of process documentation was part of the reason the FDA forgot to account for fee refunds in its estimates of incoming applications for two fiscal years, a mistake that likely cost the agency millions in revenue.
Brazil has also published its recent regulatory reliance regulations in English, a move designed to increase confidence in its decisions as it presses on with aligning its national practices with global best practices.
The US FDA commissioner also said the hub is looking for an executive director who will work with the CBER and CDER heads, who will serve as co-leads.
The FDA and sponsors of two new accelerated approval drugs for PBC have taken steps in study design, initiation and reporting transparency to ensure timely completion; Intercept’s COBALT trial of obeticholic acid was negatively impacted by product safety labeling changes and a high crossover rate to commercial drug.
