Out Of The Shadow Of REMS: FDA Review Documents Show Emerging Importance Of Post-Marketing Requirements
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
Although often overshadowed by the novelty of FDA’s sweeping authority in constructing Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies, examination of agency review documents suggest that the FDA Amendments Act’s other safety innovation, granting FDA the ability to require (i.e., enforce) post-marketing studies, is increasingly important to the approval of NDAs with marginal data on issues of concern.
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