The 13th annual WRIB (Workshop on Recent Issues of Bioanalysis) was held in New Orleans, LA this week and is wrapping up today. The workshop was well represented by regulators and industry (both from Pharma and CROs), with numerous discussions and topics for the bioanalysis of small and large molecules. Presentations covered the full spectrum […]
As the FDA and industry prepare for Dr. Gottlieb’s departure from the FDA tomorrow, he and Deputy Commissioner Anna Abram issued a statement (here) on the FDA’s 2019 priorities to improve the quality of compounded drugs. As the statement notes, compounded drug products are not FDA-approved and, thus, can pose a serious threat to the […]
The OGD had what appears to be another good month, fully approving eighty-eight ANDAs and tentatively approving seventeen ANDAs for a total of 105 approval actions. While a few stragglers may still be lurking and not yet listed on the FDA All Approvals page (here), it looks like a good and productive month for the […]
In the not-too-distant past (April 2015), the FDA held a public hearing on potential changes to the enforcement policies and the regulatory approach associated with the marketing of homeopathic drug products. The FDA indicated that it has not had a comprehensive review of the enforcement policies related to these products to reflect changes in […]
The 15 approvals for the generic of Cialis come on the day of the expirations of the 180-day exclusivity enjoyed by the first-to-file applicants. Assuring that the ANDAs gain approval on the first legally possible date that they can be approved means that the price will go down and, when 15 ANDAs receive approval, the […]
As many dietary supplement marketers are essentially virtual companies, all manufacturing and testing is performed by organizations contracted by the marketer. In the ten years or so since the dietary supplement GMPs went into effect, control of these contractors has been an ongoing challenge. Most dietary supplement marketers have demonstrated adequate control over their […]
This morning the FDA released a guidance document entitled Pediatric Information Incorporated Into Human Prescription Drug and Biological Product Labeling (here) which provides direction to firms that are developing labeling for pediatric patients based on findings of required or literature studies or data that are either positive, negative or inconclusive. The guidance goes on to […]
Coauthored by Kurt Karst (of FDA Law Blog) and Bob Pollock The “Petitioned ANDA”—It’s a route to ANDA approval that’s been around since even before the enactment of the 1984 Hatch-Waxman Amendments. For several years after the enactment of Hatch‑Waxman, the petitioned ANDA was a mainstay of the generic drug industry’s drug development paradigm. And although […]
Every day, when I look at the ANDA approvals list, I see that most of the approvals are for the older ANDAs that were submitted to OGD before Year 4 of GDUFA I (when goal dates started). Some of these applications are anywhere from six to ten years old. Once they receive approval, they have […]
With numbers reported to date through March 15th, it looks like the OGD will reach ninety approval actions this month. There have been thirty-eight full approvals and seven tentative approvals reported so far this month. With the OGD averaging eighty-eight full approvals for the first five months of FY 2019, it will need to push […]
