Sue primarily covers US drug, biologic, vaccine and biosimilar regulation and policy across therapeutic areas, with an emphasis on advisory committee reviews, FDA approvals and use of expedited review pathways. Sue has reported on the prescription and over-the-counter drug industries since 1999 for various publications now under the Citeline umbrella, including Pink Sheet and Scrip. Previously she worked as an editor for Mealey's Litigation Reports (now part of Lexis-Nexis), writing about asbestos, toxic tort and fen-phen litigation. She grew up in South Jersey and spends her free time watching youth sports, gardening, walking and hiking, although she'd rather be at the beach.
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The STAR pilot established in PDUFA VII for efficacy supplements, which was modeled after the popular Real Time Oncology Review program, has not garnered much interest. The agency now is establishing a separate but similar pilot for a small number of original NDAs and BLAs.
GSK’s Arexvy and Pfizer’s Abrysvo are FDA-approved for individuals younger than 60 years old, but CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices wants more data on Guillain-Barré syndrome cases in older adults and efficacy in severely immune-compromised persons before making a recommendation.
Advertisers are facing a 20 November deadline to bring TV and radio ads into compliance, but stakeholders still question the reg’s scope, including whether and how it applies to ads on streaming services and social media platforms. FDA advisory comments suggest the agency is taking a hard stand on the rule’s ‘dual modality’ requirement.
Lexicon’s Zynquista: Negative Adcomm Vote In Type 1 Diabetes Includes Support For Revised Indication
Some panelists favored use in T1D patients with mild chronic kidney disease, even though that was not the original indication Lexicon proposed, which was rejected in an 11-3 vote.
The Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee unanimously voted to add hydroxyprogesterone caproate products for reducing the risk of recurrent singleton spontaneous preterm birth to the Withdrawn or Removed List under sections 503A and 503B of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
The Zynquista application in type 1 diabetes received a complete response letter in 2019. This time, Lexicon seeks approval for patients with T1D and chronic kidney disease. FDA review staff said making definitive conclusions about the magnitude of glucose-lowering effects in this population is difficult, and the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis remains.