Generics

09
Sep
Scientific and Technical Assistance

Bioanalytical Laboratories:  What to Do with Variable Internal Standard Response?

For all Sponsors submitting INDs, NDAs, ANDAs, BLAs, and supplements, and the bioanalytical laboratories analyzing and reporting the data to support these submissions, the FDA just issued its Guidance for Industry, “Evaluation of Internal Standard Responses During Chromatographic Bioanalysis: Questions and Answers.”  The Q&A guidance contains five questions, along with the Agency’s current thinking on […]

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05
Sep

We Await Official August Approval Results, But Here is the Unofficial Scorecard

According to all of the published approval data on the FDA All Approvals List (here) and the Drugs@FDA: FDA Approved Drug Products (here), the OGD has taken full-approval action on fifty-nine ANDAs and tentative approval action on twelve ANDAs for a total of seventy approval actions in August.  But wait – there is something amiss!  […]

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30
Aug

OGD Updates July 2019 Metrics

The Office of Generic Drugs provided an update late last night to its Activities Report of the Generic Drugs Program (FY 2019) Monthly Performance (here).  Not too many surprises, but there are a couple of numbers that are of interest. Let’s start with refuse-to-receive (RTR) actions.  There were only two RTR actions in July (both […]

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27
Aug

Effective Post Market Supplier Strategy for Combination Products

A combination product, which is a combination of a drug or biologic with a device delivery constituent part, are typically designed, developed, and maintained under a robust manufacturing process. This article is targeted for companies that have existing combination products on the market or are prepping their quality management systems to be compliant with the […]

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27
Aug

FDA’s Interpretation of the “Deemed to be a License” Provision of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovations Act

Contract Pharma published an article back in March briefing how the FDA will administer the transition of NDAs to BLAs. Facing the future transition of biological products from regulation as new drugs under the FFDCA to regulation as biologics under the PHSA in March of 2020, it is not too early to begin incorporating this […]

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27
Aug

Considerations for Analytical Method Validation Life Cycle Controls

A question that may be raised by industry professionals is, “How does the upcoming ICH Q14 guideline impact the methods that I currently use?” The FDA’s July 2015 Guidance for Industry: “Analytical Procedures and Method Validation for Drugs and Biologics” references analytical method development, the use of statistical tools during method validation, and life cycle […]

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21
Aug

Laboratory Instrument Calibration – Are You Covered?

It is paramount that a Quality Control laboratory has a calibration and preventative maintenance program for the laboratory instrumentation so that there is assurance that the instrumentation continues to be “fit for purpose” and that there is confidence in the accuracy and reliability of all analytical instruments.  There should be a controlled, comprehensive list of […]

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