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Tobacco Issues Awaiting Robert Califf at the FDA

Bill of Health

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), bringing a drawn out and contentious process to a close. Califf will be the second-ever FDA Commissioner to serve non-consecutive terms, and the first to have been confirmed by the Senate on two separate occasions. Banning Menthol Cigarettes. Reviewing E-cigarettes.

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Litigation Challenges Prioritization of Race or Ethnicity in Allocating COVID-19 Therapies

Bill of Health

Food & Drug Administration (FDA) encouraged several states to adopt policies that prioritized race or ethnicity in the allocation of monoclonal antibody treatments and oral antivirals for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2. By James Lytle. Recent guidance from the U.S. New York’s Policy.

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FDA contracts Aetion’s real-world evidence platform to assess COVID-19 treatments

Fierce Healthcare

FDA contracts Aetion’s real-world evidence platform to assess COVID-19 treatments. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 16:59.

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A Timeline of Biden’s Pandemic Response, Part 3: We Have the Tools (Sept. – Dec. 2021)

Bill of Health

Over the summer of 2021, concern grew that the vaccines were not providing the near-perfect protection against symptomatic disease and transmission that had first emboldened the administration to jettison other public health measures. In response to the perceived overreach, two high-level FDA vaccine regulatory officials resigned in protest.

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2020 Was Our Year of COVID; 2021 Will Be Our Year of Vaccines and Excess Deaths in America

Health Populi

With a third vaccine approved by the FDA for licking COVID-19, brought to market by Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. That’s such welcome news and a positive outlook for a healthier 2021. The chart here comes from IQVIA’s latest study into COVID-19’s impact on U.S.

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The FDA Ramps Up GMP Inspections

Dot Compliance

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, during fiscal year (FY) 2019 (October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019), the FDA conducted 7,266 GMP inspections of registered drug, device and biologics establishments. The post <strong>The FDA Ramps Up GMP Inspections</strong> appeared first on Dot Compliance.

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FDA Releases Guidances on Transition Plan for Devices Distributed Under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or Enforcement Policies During COVID-19

Healthcare Law Blog

On December 22, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance documents for manufacturers of devices that were issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) or were subject to relaxed enforcement policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance Overview. How long can I continue to do so? .