2018
Postmarket studies required by the US Food and Drug Administration for new drugs and biologics approved between 2009 and 2012: cross sectional analysis
Wallach JD, Egilman AC, Dhruva SS, McCarthy ME, Miller JE, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Ross JS. Postmarket studies required by the US Food and Drug Administration for new drugs and biologics approved between 2009 and 2012: cross sectional analysis. The BMJ 2018, 361: k2031. PMID: 29794072, PMCID: PMC5967364, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studyCohort studyClinical trialsPostmarketing requirementsTimeliness of registrationNew drugsUS FoodDrug AdministrationFDA approvalStudy designNumber of patientsSectional analysisPostmarket studiesFirst approvalRegistrySecondary analysisTrialsBiologicsDrugsComparator typeAdministrationApprovalFDAFDA's authority
2015
Regulatory anticipation of postmarket safety problems for novel medicines approved by the EMA between 2001 and 2010: a cross‐sectional study
Zeitoun JD, Lefèvre JH, Downing NS, Bergeron H, Ross JS. Regulatory anticipation of postmarket safety problems for novel medicines approved by the EMA between 2001 and 2010: a cross‐sectional study. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2015, 25: 687-694. PMID: 26554874, DOI: 10.1002/pds.3910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDear Healthcare Professional CommunicationsEuropean Medicines AgencySafety eventsSafety concernsHealthcare Professional CommunicationsNovel medicinesCentralized authorization procedureEMA websitePostmarket studiesRegulatory reviewPostmarket periodMedicines AgencyWithdrawalSafety communicationMedicineSafety evaluationReviewCharacteristics of Clinical Studies Conducted Over the Total Product Life Cycle of High-Risk Therapeutic Medical Devices Receiving FDA Premarket Approval in 2010 and 2011
Rathi VK, Krumholz HM, Masoudi FA, Ross JS. Characteristics of Clinical Studies Conducted Over the Total Product Life Cycle of High-Risk Therapeutic Medical Devices Receiving FDA Premarket Approval in 2010 and 2011. JAMA 2015, 314: 604-612. PMID: 26262798, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.8761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary effectiveness end pointEffectiveness end pointPostmarket studiesClinical studiesClinical evidencePMA pathwayPremarket studiesEnd pointAvailable FDA documentsInitial marketing approvalPremarket approval pathwayTherapeutic devicesMedian durationMedian enrollmentHigh-risk medical devicesMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsDrug AdministrationUS FoodFDA approvalMarketing approvalLonger durationFDA documentsMonthsPostmarket