Draft FDA Guidance for COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

David Larwood, CEO of VFS, summed it up at the Cocci FDA workshop in 2020: “When the market opportunity is limited, finding investment becomes the key issue”.  He mentioned other problems as well: “Very low patient numbers for disseminated disease, prolonged therapy, NI trial design, definition of clinical outcome”.[1] Clearly, Continue reading Draft FDA Guidance for COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

QIDP, a Liberal Hand-Out from FDA

On our blog site, ‘QIDP’ stands for “Qualified Infectious Diseases Product” but when you look up ‘QIDP’ on the internet, you will find that it also stands for “Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional”. Looking at the more recent crop of ID products that garnered QIDP status, you wonder whether there is Continue reading QIDP, a Liberal Hand-Out from FDA

Aerosolized Antibiotics (Part 2) – Mixed News on Two Fronts

INSMED – NTM The company that is developing Arikayce, a preparation of liposomal amikacin inhalation (LAI), for the treatment of NTM had to withdraw its MAA in Europe earlier this year [1] because data was not convincing enough for regulators to approve the application. Insmed now has to wait until more Continue reading Aerosolized Antibiotics (Part 2) – Mixed News on Two Fronts