Written by Christina Jensen on July 9, 2018
On July 9, 2018, FDA is hosting a public meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Chronic Pain. FDA is interested in hearing patients’ perspectives on chronic pain, views on treatment approaches, and challenges or barriers to accessing treatments for chronic pain. FDA is particularly interested in hearing from patients who… Read More
Written by Christina Jensen on June 27, 2018
Washington, D.C., June 27, 2018 – The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, released the following statement regarding this week’s actions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to protect patient access to medication…
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Written by Christina Jensen on May 22, 2018
Washington, D.C., May 22, 2018 – The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, issued the following statement following today’s passage of the Right to Try Act (S.204) in the House of Representatives:
“Today, the House of Representatives passed the…
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Written by Christina Jensen on April 25, 2018
Richard Pazdur, M.D. is the Director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE), which leverages the combined skills of the FDA’s regulatory scientists and reviewers with expertise in drugs, biologics and devices to expedite the development of novel cancer products. In his role as director of… Read More
Written by Christina Jensen on April 25, 2018
A passion for patient advocacy, which has become her life’s work, stems from great personal loss for Ellen Sigal, Ph.D. After exhausting all of her… Read More
