As part of an agency-wide initiative to speed development of new medical products through the science of pharmacogenomics, the FDA has issued a final guidance regarding pharmacogenomic data submissions.
India’s government proposed on Friday to change the country’s patent laws to make it illegal to copy patented drugs, a practice that has made cheaper medicines available in India and abroad.
There could be as many as 50 new biotechnology medicines approved for commercial use in the coming months, thanks to advances in biotechnology research and development, according to a study released March 7.