Two Courts Reject Challenges to Inflation Reduction Act, Marking Major Win for Government

Inflation Reduction Act; IRA; Medicare Drug Negotiation Program; AstraZeneca; federal courts; constitutional challenge; administrative law; Third Circuit Court; CMS; Medicare

FDA Launches PreCheck Program to Accelerate Domestic Drug Manufacturing

FDA PreCheck; domestic drug manufacturing; pharmaceutical supply chain; API; regulatory streamlining; facility construction; national security; Trump administration

Scientists Protest FDA’s Rejection of Replimune’s Tumor Destroying Therapy

Replimune; RP1; FDA rejection; oncolytic immunotherapy; melanoma; clinical trial; IGYNTE study; scientist protest; drug approval; patient heterogeneity

Untangling Sarepta’s Gene Therapy Fallout and Trust Deficit

Sarepta Therapeutics; gene therapy; Elevidys; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy; patient deaths; FDA; AAVrh74 vector; regulatory action; clinical holds; transparency

Novo Nordisk’s Leadership Shakeup and Wider Implications; Ex-FDA Official Takes Regulatory Role at GSK

Novo Nordisk; leadership shakeup; new CEO; Maziar Mike Doustdar; share price drop; obesity drug market; competition; GSK; regulatory affairs; Former FDA

Vinay Prasad Departs FDA Amid Conservative Criticism and Sarepta Gene Therapy Controversy

Vinay Prasad; FDA; departure; Sarepta Therapeutics; gene therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; conservative criticism; CBER; drug approval controversy; Trump administration