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STAT+: Jeff Shuren, medical devices head at FDA, to leave the agency

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Shuren, who spent 28 years at the agency, started his FDA career in the Commissioner’s Office in 1998. Shuren dramatically increased the number of medical device authorized by the FDA each year — by five-fold, according to Commissioner Rob Califf’s email announcing the news.

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STAT+: Top FDA officials weighing regulation of ultra-processed foods, internal documents show

STAT

Two FDA officials, Haider Warraich and Robin McKinnon, met multiple times in February to discuss regulating these edible industrial creations, such as sodas, prepackaged cookies, and most breakfast cereals. Warraich serves as a senior adviser to FDA commissioner Robert Califf. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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FDA Roundup: Agency Highlights from July 2024

Drug Topics

Check out these important FDA updates from the month of July 2024.

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Opinion: Adding psychotherapy to drug therapy works, but the FDA may not be able to handle it

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Many people were stunned when an FDA advisory committee voted “no” on a new drug application for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) earlier this summer. Several things were stacked against approval: The FDA greenlights only about 50 new drugs each year. I was not among them.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. What will the future hold for clinical research?

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FDA approves AbbVie’s Skyrizi for UC treatment

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AbbVie has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and moderate to severe Crohn’s disease. The post FDA approves AbbVie’s Skyrizi for UC treatment appeared first on Pharmafile.

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FDA blasts Indian CDMO Brassica for 'routine' data falsification, poor hygiene and more

Fierce Pharma

From flubbing data to performing aseptic processing with torn and stained gowns, Brassica Pharma’s recent warning letter from the FDA reads like a textbook example of what not to do when the U.S. regulator comes knocking at your facility.

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