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Statements that have the words ‘FDA’ and ‘flexibility’ in a single sentence need to be approached with some skepticism. Especially if made by the Agency. ‘Flexibility’ always sounds better than ‘less rigidity’. Regulators are tasked with providing a certain sense of consistency or stability in the drug development jungle where Continue reading The New Default: 1 (One) Single Pivotal Trial
Development pf antibacterials differs in several important ways from drug development in other areas, and the lack of standard dose-finding is just one of them. Dose-finding in its most basic form involves ascending amounts of drug for efficacy and safety; for antibiotics, however, an effective dose can be predicted nowadays Continue reading Efficacy and Treatment Duration: Where is the Tipping Point?
The QIDP designation was introduced in 2012 to incentivize drug development in antiinfectives. QIDP came with several attractive features, such as prolongation of patent life, FDA expedited review and more. In addition, FDA made it quite easy to garner the label. As you can see, there is really no downside to Continue reading Prospecting for New Antibiotics