US FDA's focus on areas such as REMS abuse may have prompted certain brand sponsors to shift their focus to the commercial space to keep generic competition off the market, former commissioner Scott Gottlieb tells the Association for Accessible Medicines.

US FDA's focus on areas such as REMS abuse may have prompted certain brand sponsors to shift their focus to the commercial space to keep generic competition off the market, former commissioner Scott Gottlieb tells the Association for Accessible Medicines.

The Japanese pharma, continuing to bolster its pipeline after buying Shire, is partnering with Skyhawk in neurodegenerative diseases under another new deal. Also, Purdue cites shifting business priorities for a decision to end Eisai collaboration on sleep disorder drug.

Updated numbers from the US FDA's REMS abuse website show that Celgene has received two additional safety determination letters, raising question's about whether the public list has changed the practices of brand companies hindering generic company access to samples.