I read a great article by Joanne S. Egolvitch in the RAPS Regulatory News this morning about elimination of Citizen Petitions for TE ratings for 505(b)(2) products (here). The issue centers on the FDA’s (kind of wonky) requirement that 505(b)(2) applications with minor formulation changes requiring them to be submitted as an NDA also require […]
Based on a strong start to the month, the OGD has issued forty approval actions but only two tentative approvals based on information posted through September 20th. Sorry that this mid‑month review was a bit late; with about two‑thirds of the month gone, I don’t expect to see another month like those we’ve seen lately. […]
Well, OGD has snuck in one additional full approval and one additional tentative approval from the unofficial numbers we reported on September 6th (here). So, in actuality, FDA full approval actions for August were 75 and tentative approval actions were 22 for a whopping total of 97 (2 more than we found in available public […]
The FDA released a draft guidance titled Statement of Identity and Strength — Content and Format of Labeling for Human Nonprescription Drug Products: Guidance for Industry (here) which, not surprisingly, addresses the requirements for statements of identity and strength designations on the principal display panels (PDPs) of OTC drug products. The guidance notes that “[T]he […]
The nation has been struggling with drug abuse for as long as I can remember. The current opioid crisis keeps the problem on the front page, especially with fentanyl being disguised in a drug of abuse which has become one of the most deadly drugs of abuse in the long war on drugs. FDA has […]
With just two months to go in FY 2022, the OGD has updated its July statistical report (here). With the hold‑up on the FY 2023-2027 User Fee legislation, some at the Agency are getting a bit nervous about their job security and firms are scrambling to try to budget for FY 2023 user fee costs; […]
While FDA has allowed charging for investigational drugs since the 1987 “Charging Rule” went into effect, the Agency has been responding to questions from industry ever since. In 2009, the FDA revised the Charging Rule itself. The revised guidance (here) discusses these changes and notes that the “FDA’s regulations on charging for investigational drugs under […]
Today, the FDA released an alert (here) warning of potential cross-compatibility issues with the use of autoinjectors for injection of the glatiramer used for the relapsing‑remitting form of multiple sclerosis. The alert is directed at patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. The FDA says it has “has received reports that using an autoinjector that is not […]
With the long-awaited FDA final rule on OTC hearing aids entitled Medical Devices; Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices; Establishing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids is now on the books, the Agency has issued a final guidance (here) on these products which explains the differences between, and the new regulatory framework for both hearing aids and personal sound […]
While most of us were sleeping, the ICH has been busy revising nine of its guidances titled International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Effectiveness of Anthelmintics for different species. The prepublication of the Federal Register today (here, please scroll down to regular filings on the lefthand side of […]
