QUICK READ: In a major development, a Japanese pharmaceutical company has started the final stages of human trial for its antiviral flu drug to treat COVID-19. But will their clinical…
Category: FDA and drug studies
The promise of accelerated approval of cancer drugs
KEY TAKEAWAY: Few cancer drugs approved via the accelerated FDA approval pathway were judged to have verified benefits based on improvement in survival reported in confirmatory trials.
Will the FDA ever understand DTC advertising?
KEY TAKEAWAY: “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe” said Albert Einstein. I’m beginning to think that can be applied to…
FDA approval no longer means sales
I was talking to our research Director about some recent research findings and surprisingly one of the top line findings is that both consumers and physicians are not in any…