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STAT+: Gilead gets a boost from California court in a case over slow-walking an HIV drug

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Back in 2004, Gilead explained its decision by maintaining the medicines were not sufficiently different, but internal documents produced in court suggested the company made this move in order to maximize profits.

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FDA Issues Two Guidance Documents on Food Allergen Labeling Requirements

The FDA Law Blog

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two guidance documents, one draft and one final, on food allergen labeling requirements. After reviewing comments, FDA will revise and move questions and answers to the final document, as it deems appropriate. Comments on the draft guidance must be submitted by Jan.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an Amgen obesity drug, a Senate bill on shortages, and more

STAT

Back in 2004, Gilead explained its decision by maintaining the medicines were not sufficiently different, but internal documents produced in court suggested the company made this move in order to maximize profits. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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EMA revises guidance on nitrosamine impurities

European Pharmaceutical Review

The assessment report of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)’s Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 opinion on nitrosamine impurities in human medicinal products offers guidance and recommendations on mitigation and prevention of nitrosamine-contaminated human medicinal products.

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ISPE’s Regulatory Commenting Process

ISPE

After a thorough internal review, health authorities sometime release a document for public comment. Regulations, draft guidance, and other documents may be requested for public comment. ISPE utilizes its members' expertise and knowledge to provide official comments on government documents. Offer helpful solutions.

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How common are changes to the primary endpoint in oncology RCTs?

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

This suspicion was confirmed in a 2004 analysis by researchers from Oxford. They examined possible changes using three different methods: the history of tracked changes on ClinicalTrials.gov ; self-reported changes noted in the article; and changes reported within the protocol, including all available protocol documents.

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Herpes zoster infection increases risk of stroke and coronary heart disease

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The study included data on 79,658 women in the NHS, 93,932 in the NHS II and 31,440 men in the HPFS (2004-2016), without prior stroke or CHD. During >2 million person-years of follow-up, 3603 incident stroke and 8620 incident CHD cases were documented.