Last week, I was able to attend SBIA’s Generic Drug Forum in Bethesda, Maryland, and I’m sure that many readers of Lachman’s blog also attended virtually. The Forum offered a diverse array of presentations applicable to the generic industry at large. In this blog, I will focus on one presentation related to PLAIRs (Pre-Launch Activities […]
If there was one theme that was pervasive throughout the discussions and presentations at the recent AAM Access 2024 meeting in Tampa, Florida, it was related to drug shortages. The issue was touched upon by representatives from AAM, officials from the FDA, CEOs, Doug Long of IQVIA, and others as well. With different individuals providing […]
I last wrote about the topic of ANDA Suitability Petitions (SPs) in August 2023. At the conclusion of that blog post, I referenced an SP response that had been issued in April 2000 for a SP that was submitted in November 1999, which amounted to completed review and response by the FDA in less than […]
With summer in full swing and many people on vacation or thinking about their upcoming vacation, I decided to look forward to the fall and an upcoming GDUFA commitment on Suitability Petitions (SP) that begins on October 1, 2023. But first, let’s look back on events related to SPs in Calendar Year (CY) 2023. Earlier this year, […]
One of the breakout sessions offered at the recent FDLI conference was titled, Updates on Patent and Exclusivity Issues for Drugs, Orphan Drugs and Biologics. The panel for this session included representatives from FDA, industry, and attorneys that specialize in this practice area. While the session covered both patent and exclusivity issues, I will be […]
One of the closing sessions at the recent Association for Accessible Medicine’s GRx + Biosimilars conference covered Post-Approval Changes to Complex Generic Drugs. The session included presentations from multiple individuals from FDA, as well as from industry, to provide a breadth of perspective on this subject. As one would expect, the session did offer both […]
While passage of the Continuing Resolution by Congress on September 30, 2022 and corresponding reauthorization of user fees for the different programmatic areas is a relief, the extremely late passage of the Bill leaves FDA and Industry in an awkward position in relation to one of the most important elements of the reauthorization-submission of applications […]
Depending on the context, a year can either seem like an eternity or a rather short period of time; the details and context will always matter. In the draft Guidance for Industry issued on July 22nd (here ), the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) laid out its expectations for complying with the regulatory requirement for […]
