Drug Approval
FDA Breakthrough Designations Lead to Priority Reviews, Report Finds
FDA; breakthrough therapy designation; priority review; drug approval; expedited pathway; biotechnology innovation; rare diseases; oncology; CDER; regulatory science
Pressure On, Purpose Questioned as Second Round of FDA Priority Review Vouchers Revealed
FDA; Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher; priority review; drug approval; voucher program; Eli Lilly; Novo Nordisk; her2 lung cancer; obesity drugs; drug-resistant tuberculosis; sickle cell disease; biosimilars; public health; drug pricing; regulatory controversy
FDA’s Bad Rap: Pazdur Steps Up as Agency Faces Leadership Turmoil and Regulatory Scrutiny
FDA; Richard Pazdur; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER); George Tidmarsh; regulatory reform; leadership instability; drug approval; Project Orbis; Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE); review delays
Can the CDER-CBER Dynamic Change Under New Leadership? Pazdur vs. Prasad in the FDA’s Turbulent 2025
Richard Pazdur; Vinay Prasad; FDA leadership; CDER; CBER; regulatory dynamics; drug approvals; biologics; agency instability; Project Orbis
FDA Rejects Biohaven’s Ataxia Drug Vyglxia, Forcing Company to Cut Costs After Second Approval Failure
Biohaven; FDA rejection; Vyglxia; troriluzole; spinocerebellar ataxia; CRL (Complete Response Letter); clinical trial design; external controls; drug approval; R&D cuts
Recent News: Live at 11 a.m. ET – M&A, FDA, MFN and Collaboration with FT
M&A; FDA; MFN; Financial Times; mergers and acquisitions; drug approval; economics; live news
FDA Staffing Data Reveal Historic Departures in Fiscal 2025
FDA; staffing; departures; fiscal 2025; layoffs; regulatory impact; CDER; CBER; drug approval delays; organizational disruption
FDA Announces First Recipients of Makary’s National Priority Voucher Program, Expanding Scope for Accelerated Drug Reviews
FDA; National Priority Voucher; CNPV; Martin Makary; priority review; accelerated drug approval; 2025 pilot program; voucher recipients; public health crisis; domestic drug manufacturing
FDA Drug Approvals in 2025 Remain Within Recent Averages Amid Agency Upheaval
FDA; drug approvals; 2025; new molecular entities; CDER; CBER; trends; novel drugs
FDA Launches Pilot Program to Prioritize U.S. Generic Drug Manufacturing and Testing
FDA; pilot program; generic drugs; ANDA prioritization; domestic manufacturing; bioequivalence testing; U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain; drug approval; supply chain resilience