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Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Fleshing Out FDASIA Medical apps, e-submissions, counterfeit drugs, and imports tucked into fairly "clean" user-fee renewal legislation. In late June leading legislators reached across party lines to quickly approve the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Innovation and Collaboration A rash of "pro-innovative" approaches for testing and regulating medical products offer ways to speed more new products to market. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Pharma Challenges for 2014 Pricing and personalized medicine are key themes shaping drug development and marketing |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
What Price Innovation? Payers, drug plans seek clear assessment of drug value to rationalize high drug prices. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
Rebates and Reform User-fee renewal legislation sets the stage for new policies affecting reimbursement, research, and regulatory oversight. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2013 |
FDA Pursues Delicate Balancing Act The Agency struggles to ensure access to needed medicines while minimizing potential risks, writes Jill Wechsler. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Breakthrough Year for New Drugs More new medicines gained market approval, but marketers face resistance from payers looking to cut healthcare spending. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2007 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: A Full Plate It's going to be a busy year in Washington for the pharmaceutical industry. Drug safety, unapproved uses, e-data requirements, and a shift to personalized medicine are just a few of the hot issues on tap for 2007. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Transformation to Characterize 2013 FDA policies will reshape drug development, while pressure to cut healthcare spending may alter drug coverage and pricing. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Crawford Steps Up As FDA's new commissioner takes the reins, his key challenge is restoring trust in the agency. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2012 Ron Cohen |
FDA's Necessary Dose of Reality There's no fast-acting salve, but there are several steps that can be taken to streamline many of the procedures at FDA. And it begins with leadership. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
New Year, New Issues Look for action in 2012 on drug access, shortages, innovation, and transparency. The 800-pound gorilla in the room is the looming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Obama health reform legislation. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
FDA Gets a New Look Agency expansion and globalization promote innovation, collaboration, and organizational changes |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
"Representing" Healthcare to the Fullest Since coming to Congress about 35 years ago, Henry Waxman, Congressional Representative from Los Angeles, California, has been pivotal in shaping legislation on health and drug regulatory issues. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011 |
Off-Label But On Point? Use of off-label drugs is a balancing act for physicians, and poses even more problems for pharma. The FDA is moving slowly to help. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
When Talk is Not So Cheap FDA and industry are pushing user fees, while they struggle with curbs on communications. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
Politics & PDUFA Pharma companies will assess health reform, negotiate user fees and keep an eye on federal prosecutors in the year ahead. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
The Drug Shortages Struggle Clamor for critical therapies prompts probes of prices, production practices. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Pre-emption and States' Rights Pharma backs federal standards for compassionate use, drug importing, data transparency, and track-and-trace. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: A Warning Trend Washington's new answer to drug safety concerns is more warnings and more disclosure of undigested data. But warnings can go too far. Haven't FDA's critics ever heard the story of the boy who cried wolf? |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Changes and Challenges at FDA New user fee programs precipitate major changes at an agency under constant and intense scrutiny. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Shortages and Sunshine Disclosure rules the day, as industry confronts demands to report supply problems, results of clinical trials, and payment to doctors. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2008 Jeffrey S. Aronin |
The Orphan Opportunity The Orphan Drug Act was passed 25 years ago. But the challenge of actually getting rare disease drugs and therapies to patients still remains |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011 |
Revisiting Reform Courts, Congress review policies and programs shaping drug costs and access. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
Educating Physicians A communications program is the main component of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy to promote safe use of extended-release or long-acting opioids, which have been the subject of FDA/industry negotiations for several years. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler |
Safety and Security As FDA looks to balance risks and benefits, more regulations are on the horizon. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Seeking Supply Chain Security FDA wants pharma leaders to do more to ensure drug quality at home and abroad. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: PDUFA Blues The Prescription Drug User Fee Act is up for reauthorization. Let the games begin. |
Chemistry World June 22, 2011 Sarah Houlton |
US Approves Cancer Drugs Twice as Fast as Europe Cancer drugs are, on average, approved nearly twice as fast in the US than they are in Europe. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2007 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Pathways for Proteins The push is on to establish an approval pathway for generic versions of biotech therapies. Innovators want exclusivity and clinical studies for follow-on biologics, but visions of billion-dollar savings may short-circuit the scientific debate. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler |
FDA Turnaround Time Will more resources and new leadership fix FDA, or is a major overhaul in order? |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Kenneth I. Kaitin |
Opinion: Memo to von Eschenbach FDA's acting commissioner has an opportunity to clarify a lot of misconceptions about the agency's role in regulating drug safety. His first order of business should be to explain exactly what FDA doesn't do. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
Challenges, Changes, Commitments The Three Cs could be taxing on FDA resources as the new Congress brings stiffer oversight and leadership revisions to the agency |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
At the Helm of Industry As the lead FDA official overseeing the testing and approval of new drugs and biotech therapies for some 20 years, Dr. Janet Woodcock has built a robust and modern drug regulatory system. |
HBS Working Knowledge November 17, 2003 Martha Lagace |
The Politics of Innovation Mark B. McClellan, the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, described what the FDA is doing to bridge the gap between the high cost of innovation and patients' demand for lower prices. |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 John Carey |
How To Prevent Another Vioxx The tragedy should spur Congress and the FDA to improve the safety of new drugs. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
Battles over Biosimilars Sponsors must handle interchangeability, exclusivity, cost and coverage hurdles to win biosimilars game. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Shop and Compare Insurers and payers believe that more comparative information on medical treatments will save money and improve care, but such analysis may be costly to pharma. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2007 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Safety First FDA seeks to regain public trust by making drug-safety information more transparent - and to head off more stringent legislation in the process. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: "D" Is for Data It is critical for Medicare to address important questions on drug safety and utilization, and about how prescribing decisions affect health outcomes and costs. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Karl Thiel |
Will the FDA Kill Biotech? Proposed legislation could spell changes across the pharmaceutical world. Investors are right to be nervous. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Transparency Troubles for Pharma High prices, murky financial relations, and a reluctance to disclose clinical data undermine public trust in industry and the research enterprise. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Biopharma Innovation in Trouble? Regulators, sponsors seek more productive research strategies. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Cross-Agency Collaboration for Part D Medicare Part D gives CMS more clout over coverage, pricing, and even drug development. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Innovation, Coverage, and Costs The backlash against high prices for new medicines will impact research, patent exclusivity, and drug benefits. |
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Brian Lawler |
The Anatomy Of An Approved Drug An independent audit by the FDA provides a useful summary of the characteristics of drugs approved by the agency. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 30, 2007 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Exclusivity vs. Patents To encourage innovation while supporting access to less costly therapies, Congress proposes an extensive data-exclusivity period that would delay Food and Drug Administration approval of a follow-on biologic application for 12 years. |
Bio-IT World August 13, 2003 John Rhodes |
Beyond the Blockbuster Genomics and big hits are not mutually exclusive, writes Deloitte & Touche's life sciences expert. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Labels and Liability New FDA guidance aims at better communication of risks. But it creates some, too. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Budgets, Biosimilars, and Bad Ads While the nation was embroiled in the presidential elections, a number of important legal and regulatory issues absorbed pharmaceutical executives. |