Archive for October 29th, 2009

REMS or RiskMAP or what?

On 30 September 2009, the FDA issued a new draft guidance for industry: Format and Content of Proposed Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS), REMS Assessments, and Proposed REMS Modifications. The guidance describes the content and format of a REMS, which the FDA was authorized to require by provisions of the FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA) [...]

Intermezzo® Held Up at FDA

Transcept Pharmaceuticals announced yesterday (10/28/09) that it had received a complete response letter from the FDA concerning its NDA for Intermezzo® (zolpidem tartrate sublingual tablet).  We’ve been following this drug in this blog for a couple of years. Recall that this drug is for the treatment of insomnia when a person awakens in the middle [...]