Dogma says that a compound used for a nutrition, such as a vitamin, cannot be a drug. Such dogma prevents the development of many good drugs. The FDA just approved vitamin C – ascorbic acid as a drug. Read on to learn how this came
As the 505(b)(2) expert, Premier Consulting is exposed to many projects in which sponsors have attempted to leverage the 505(b)(2) pathway as a way to utilize information obtained from studies not conducted by or for the Sponsor. For the 505(b)(2) pathway, the strategic leveraging of
Few things can be more damaging to a pharmaceutical company than the refusal by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review their New Drug Application (NDA) or Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). When a company submits their application for authorization to market a new
Desmopressin (DDAVP®; Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc) was approved in the US in 1978. DDAVP is currently approved to treat central diabetes insipidus, hemophilia A, type 1 von Willebrand’s disease, nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) in children, and as a diagnostic test to measure renal concentrating abilities. Desmopressin is
On May 27, 2016, AstraZeneca announced they received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the FDA for their sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (ZS-9) New Drug Application (NDA) (reference link). This hyperkalemia drug was developed by ZS Pharma and was generally expected to receive FDA approval when
