FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb laid out his early priorities before members of Congress Thursday, and announced that the hiring freeze on the agency had officially been lifted. Source: Drug Industry…

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, Drug Industry Daily will not be published Monday, May 29. The next issue will be published Tuesday, May 30. Source: Drug Industry Daily

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) asked Mallinckrodt for more details on price increases for Ofirmev, the company’s injectable version of acetaminophen. Source: Drug Industry Daily

A television advertisement for the Orexigen Therapeutics weight loss drug Contrave (naltrexone HCl and bupropion HCl) drew a warning from the FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP), the office’s…

The European Medicines Agency has issued a new draft guideline on reporting breaches of clinical trial protocols. Source: Drug Industry Daily

An FDA advisory committee recommended Wednesday that the agency approve two NDAs, one in breast cancer and one in sickle cell disease. Source: Drug Industry Daily

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb pitches the agency’s proposed fiscal 2018 budget to House appropriators on Capitol Hill today, as industry and other stakeholders voice their concerns over the impact of…