For many drug products, determining the qualitative (Q1) and quantitative (Q2) formulation for purposes of establishing sameness of formulation to that of the innovator or reference-listed drug (RLD) product can be quite a chore. If you can get it right, then it may be possible to obtain a waiver of in vivo bioequivalence requirements for […]
On February 24, 2022, the Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA) group at the FDA hosted a webinar titled Bioequivalence Studies with Pharmacokinetic Endpoints for Drugs Submitted Under an ANDA (you can view the recording here). The goal was to describe the eight major changes to the August 2021 revision to the guidance Bioequivalence Studies […]
The FDA has published its guidance on Voluntary Recalls (here), revising the initial draft guidance issued April 24, 2019. The Agency notes that “[I]n addition to editorial changes made to improve clarity, changes from the draft to the final guidance include the addition of the terms correction and market withdrawal to the terminology section, the […]
Yesterday, the FDA issued its final guidance on the Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests (PLAIR), a process that permits importation of unapproved NDA, ANDA and CDER-regulated BLA products into the United States in anticipation of imminent approval. The original draft guidance was issued on July 24, 2013. The FDA says that it considered comments received on […]
In a twist that I am sure the FDA did not see coming, the landscape of FDA’s compounding position and the use of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the FDA and the States took a hit in a court decision back in “October 2020, [when] FDA was sued in the U.S. District Court for […]
The FDA is warning healthcare professionals of potential risks associated with compounded ketamine nasal spray (here). The Agency states that there is no approved ketamine nasal spray. Hey, wait a minute! (you might say); I could have sworn that I read about a ketamine nasal spray approval? Well, close! The product you may be thinking […]
As a result of the considerable number of comments received on the draft guidance Reporting Amount of Listed Drugs and Biological Products Under Section 510(j)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Draft Guidance for Industry (here), particularly the number of those related to timing of the reports (originally slated for 2/15/22), the FDA […]
Late Wednesday afternoon, the FDA posted official metrics for the items mentioned above. This was a p quick turnaround for these figures as they usually come out about the middle of the month. The OGD report (here) lists 61 full approval actions (we missed on our predictions by 1), which included 7 first generic approvals, […]
Sanitation Tunnels, as the name implies, are tunnels where a spray mist of antiseptic or disinfectant can be sprayed onto humans or animals. These tunnels, according to the FDA, were first employed in China and are being used in countries outside the United States to treat or prevent the spread of COVID‑19. The FDA further […]
Here we are in February 2022 and the FDA has updated the full report of statistical metrics for December 2021. Let’s take a look at some metrics of interest. We are three for three – for refuse‑to‑file (RTR) actions, that is. Each month in FY 2022, we have seen the OGD issue three RTR actions. […]
