Intercept Withdraws Ocaliva from US Market After FDA Safety Concerns

Intercept Pharmaceuticals; Ocaliva; liver disease; primary biliary cholangitis; FDA; drug withdrawal; safety concerns; liver injury; clinical trial hold; regulatory setbacks

FDA Begins Publishing Complete Response Letters for Ongoing Drug Applications in Real Time

FDA; complete response letters; real-time disclosure; drug applications; radical transparency; pending applications; regulatory transparency; public health; openFDA

Hikal Receives US FDA Warning Letter Over Metal Contamination at Jigani Facility

Hikal; FDA warning letter; metal contamination; API manufacturer; GMP violations; Jigani facility; India; pharmaceutical manufacturing; regulatory compliance

Avidity Touts Functional Improvements for DMD Therapy, Clearing Way to FDA

Avidity Biosciences; del-zota; DMD; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; FDA approval; functional improvements; exon 44 skipping; Breakthrough Therapy; clinical trial; BLA submission

Trump Administration Weighs Severe Restrictions on US Pharmas Licensing Chinese Medicines

Trump administration; Chinese medicines; executive order; pharmaceutical industry; licensing restrictions; national security; lobbying; Pfizer; AstraZeneca; biotech; drug manufacturing; FDA review

J&J’s Inlexzo Bladder Cancer Therapy Wins ‘Practice-Changing’ FDA Approval

Inlexzo; FDA approval; bladder cancer; Johnson & Johnson; gemcitabine intravesical system; BCG-unresponsive; non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; SunRISe-1 trial; novel drug delivery; carcinoma in situ