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CSOFT’s health blog aims to provide insight into complex diseases, treatment options and regulatory developments, and other prevalent health issues people face today.
FDA Places Interim Process to Communicate Issues Found During Record Reviews
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has outlined an interim process for drug developers to relay any problems identified during record reviews instead of, or in advance of, preapproval inspections. Their responses will be taken into consideration before action...
Sputnik V Vaccine Efficacy Validated by Peer Review
Despite facing much public scrutiny for rushing the Sputnik V vaccine, the efficacy of Russia’s vaccine has been validated in a peer-reviewed study that was published in The Lancet. The Lancet published an interim analysis of Phase III data that Sputnik V has...
FDA Grants Approval for ADMA BioCenters Plasma Collection Facility
ADMA Biologics announced today (2/1) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the ADMA BioCenters Plasma Collection Facility in Knoxville, Tennessee. Adam Grossman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ADMA, stated, “The approval...
EMA Approves AstraZeneca and University of Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine
The European Medicine’s Agency (EMA) announced today (1/29) it’s approval of the AstraZeneca and University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine. The approval marks the third vaccine passed by the EMA. The vaccine is administered as two doses, with the second coming between 4...
FDA Places Mexican Hand Sanitizers on Import Alert
For the first time in history, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a countrywide import alert for all hand sanitizers from Mexico due to concerns of methanol contamination. Hand sanitizers that are contaminated with methanol are known to result in a...
Japan’s PMDA Publishes Procedure for Conducting Remote Inspections
As an update to the previous release late last year, Japan’s regulatory body, the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency (PMDA), has released its translated English version of the process for conducting remote compliance inspections for drugs and regenerative...
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration Gives Provisional Approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Yesterday (1/25), Australia’s Therapeutic Good Administration (TGA) authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine. The provisional approval is the first for COVID-19 vaccines in Australia’s market for individuals 16 years and older and is expected to be...
FDA Approves First Oral Medication for Lupus Nephritis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Friday (1/22) the first ever approval for Aurinia Pharmaceutical’s Lupkynis oral medication in combination with a background immunosuppressive therapy regimen for lupus nephritis (LN), serious chronic autoimmune...
Curelator and University of Calgary Study Finds a Lack of Association Between Migraines and Stress Levels
Curelator, a digital health company based in Cambridge, MA, released its findings for the largest international study that focused on the relationship between stress and migraines in the January issue of Headache, The Journal of Head and Face Pain in collaboration...
Australia’s TGA Takes First Steps in Approving Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Yesterday (1/20), Novavax received provisional determination from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine, marking the first steps in gaining provisional approval. Australia’s provisional approval pathway allows for drug therapies (or...
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