Approvals

22
Feb
Mid-Month Peek at Unofficial OGD Approvals for February 2024 - Lachman Blog

Mid-Month Peek at Unofficial OGD Approvals for February 2024

Based on approvals posted through February 16, 2024, the OGD has issued 28 full-approval actions and 5 tentative-approval actions so far in the month of February. Given that February is a short month to start with and has one federal holiday, we may get additional help as it’s a leap year and the additional day may […]

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13
Feb

OGD Publishes Its Official December FY2024 Statistical Report 

Well, the first full quarter of FY 2024 results are in (here) and, while hardly astonishing by current standards, there was some good news revealed regarding new ANDA submissions.  Also, in a later post, we will provide our first full fiscal year estimates of ANDAs approved and received.  The OGD officially issued 53 approval actions in […]

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06
Feb
Information for the mass

More Info from the AAM Annual Meeting Regulatory and Policy Meeting

During her session yesterday at the AAM Annual Meeting, Iilun Murphy, M.D. provided additional details on the 2023 OGD metrics, indicating that there were 950 ANDAs approved and tentatively approved (782 and 172 approvals, respectively).  Of the approvals, there were 90 first generics, along with 83 generics with Competitive Generic Therapy Designation, and 111 complex […]

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25
Jan
The Court Case That Could Have Implications Beyond Its Borders - Lachman Blog

The Court Case That Could Have Implications Beyond Its Borders

This morning, when I read a Decision and Order issued by the United States Court of Federal Claims regarding a motion that was granted in part, denied in part, and filed on behalf of a pharmaceutical company and the FDA, the hair on the back of my neck stood on end. Now, I must state […]

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19
Jan
January 2024 Mid-Month OGD Approval Actions - Lachman Blog

January 2024 Mid-Month OGD Approval Actions

Well, after a somewhat underwhelming start to FY 2024 (which began in October 2023), as reported here, it looks like things are picking up on the approval front for ANDAs. With approval postings through January 17th available today, the OGD has issued thirty-two full-approval actions and ten tentative-approval actions. This should bode well for a better January […]

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18
Jan
OGD Publishes November 2023 Statistical Report - Lachman Blog

OGD Publishes November 2023 Statistical Report

Yesterday, the Office of Generic Drugs published the November addition to its FY 2024 Generic Drugs Program Monthly and Quarterly Activities Report (here). Officially, the OGD issued 51 final ANDA approval actions and 17 tentative-approval actions for a total of 68 approval actions. Of the 51 final approval actions, four were for first-time generics and six […]

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