When one thinks of FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) there is a likely tendency to think of the regulatory action letters – Warning Letters or Untitled Letters -issued by that office to pharmaceutical companies about their promotional communications. … Continue reading
In recent years, FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) has been diminished in the volume of its enforcement expressed through the issuance of Warning and Untitled Letters. OPDP now sends out only a handful of letters each year when … Continue reading
The news that Dr. Gottlieb was leaving his post as Commissioner of FDA took everyone by surprise. Perhaps another surprise to many was the skill and judgment he brought to the job when initially he faced many critics due to … Continue reading
As hearings on Capitol Hill these past two months (and in the months to come) have examined the issue of pharmaceutical pricing to inform potential legislation as well as to garner attention, FDA has been addressing the issue in the … Continue reading
In 2017, the Advisory Committees voted to recommend approval 71.4 percent of the time; in 2018 it was 66.6 percent. Continue reading
