The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new process called “Rare Disease Evidence Principles” (RDEP), under which eligible drugs and biologics for ultra-rare diseases caused by known ...

Incentives to bring vaccines to market are shrinking. Drugmakers are scaling back research investments and cutting jobs.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The pathway aims to streamline approval for individualized treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases. An ...

FDA approval describes when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deems a medical product safe and effective for its intended use based on scientific data and testing. Before people use a medical ...

The U.S. Senate has a plan to improve drug development for rare disease patients. The exit of controversial CBER chief Vinay Prasad will help clear the path.

The FDA already authorizes the use of experimental drugs under what’s called “compassionate use,” for people with no other medical options. But the process is cumbersome to navigate and strictly ...

The FDA has faced an extraordinary convergence of political, scientific, legal, and operational pressures over the last year.

Months after promising help for “hundreds of thousands of kids,” the FDA approved the decades-old medicine for a disease documented in less than 50 people.

Industry and FDA representatives have reached a general agreement on planned pre-submission facility meetings but have expressed different views about the specifics.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday granted expanded approval to Wellcovorin for the ultra-rare disease cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) in both children and adults, the same ...