Regulatory

The Senate has approved several multi-agency budget bills for the coming fiscal year that boost funding for FDA and the NIH – and include a contentious provision that requires biopharma companies to disclose product prices in direct-to consumer advertising.

A recently announced collaboration between EUnetHTA, WHO, and ISPOR brings home the fact that there is still no real agreement on a definition of HTA, writes Reflector.

Just as biopharma companies are mastering the complexities of the five-year-old federal Open Payments program, state governments are enacting a host of additional marketing and disclosure rules and restrictions on industry interactions with health care professionals.

While digital transformation in life sciences starts with digitization for compliance, it should be seen as a key lever of competitive advantage and success, writes Jaleel Shujath.

New Action Plan aims to streamline development, but rebates and reimbursement block market access.

DIA’s global chief executive talks with Pharm Exec about the current trajectory of patient-centric product development and the need to establish common pathways and metrics to best harness its benefits in everyday practice.

Artificial intelligence adoption by pharma companies in the UK demands a new, agile governance layer, write Tim Wright and Antony Bott.

Scott Gottlieb is proposing to flatten out FDA’s structure by having Center directors report directly to him, giving more authority to the agency’s six product regulatory Centers and to the Office of Regulatory Affairs.

Rising pressure to access less expensive prescription medicines available overseas is prompting the Trump administration to explore flexible import policies, reports Jill Wechsler.

Raman Sehgal talks to three industry leaders for their insights on the challenges faced across the life science sector and how the EMA needs to respond.

Streamlined clinical research, more guidance speed new cures to patients.

At this month's AMPLEXOR Life Sciences’ “Be The Expert” conference, Pharm Exec caught up with Steve Gens, who talked about the evolution of Regulatory Information Management (RIM) and offered some predictions for 2022.

FDA has finalized a more flexible policy for how biopharma companies may discuss payments, outcomes and healthcare economic data with payers, formulary committees and other audiences with expertise in drug prescribing and coverage.

Azar and Gottlieb out front in revising rebates, restructuring Medicare, and promoting competition.

Ilyssa Levins talks to Pharm Exec about some of the regulatory, compliance and legal challenges posed by the digital health revolution.

There is no magic bullet that will dramatically impact drug pricing to everybody’s liking. But a stepwise approach involving a series of reforms, including taking advantage of the next midterm elections, could point the path toward a solution.

Pressure to assess and approve a growing volume of promising new drugs and biologics in accelerated timeframes is prompting a major reorganization of CDER's Office of New Drugs.

Structured authoring is an approach that has eluded life sciences, limiting firms’ ability to transform routine regulatory processes. But this could all change, writes Romuald Braun.

Right-to-Try bill sent to White House for President’s signature after passage by Congress.

As submissions complexity intensifies, the key to better resource management is better measurement, writes Adrian Leibert.

After months of expectations and repeated delays, President Trump formally announced his strategy for making prescription medicines more affordable and accessible in the U.S.

Ashley Slavic outlines the preparations for the new EU data protection regulation, and what others can learn from the experience

Pharm Exec interviews the FDA commissioner, who is building support by combating opioid abuse and advancing innovation.

FDA officials make efforts to better manage the increasing amount of applications for new drugs that treat disease in innovative ways and include new kinds of clinical research, starting with a plan to restructure the Office of New Drugs (OND) in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).

Public health authorities and the biomedical research community are seeking new strategies to address global health threats, writes Jill Wechsler.