On February 8, 2018, Bloomberg Politics reported HHS Secretary Alex Azar’s announcement that “…he plans to take up the president’s promises to do something about pharmaceutical prices, targeting some of the U.S.’s costliest drugs with proposals to reduce patients’ out-of-pocket spending. ‘The president is firmly committed in this space,’ Health and Human Services Secretary Alex…
In August 2017, PDG published a paper entitled FDA OTC Monograph Changes Coming: User Fees, Pre-submission Meetings and Electronic Submissions. Although not included in the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act (FDARA: included among others PDUFA VI/GDUFA II), the changes have emerged in Senate Bill 2315, introduced on January 17, 2018. CHPA reported “Today, the…
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On May 24, 2018, “FDA will hold a public workshop that will provide an overview of the current status of the regulatory science initiatives for generic drugs and will provide an opportunity for public input on research priorities in these topic areas. FDA is seeking input from a variety of stakeholders—industry, academia, patient advocates, professional…
FiercePharma, Thursday, February 15: “Pharma unleashes lobbying power to fight surprising—and costly—changes to Medicare Part D Pharma only recently suffered in Congress’ shutdown-averting spending deal, which put the industry on the hook for bigger discounts in the Medicare Part D coverage gap, but its advocates in Washington are acting fast to try to reverse the…
February 2, 2018: PDG® is a global pharmaceutical consulting firm with extensive experience in the strategic development of drug products, biologics, medical devices, combination products and in FDA regulatory affairs. As such, PDG is an integral part of client decision-making processes with regard to the designation of FDA U.S. Agents and Official Contacts. In addition,…