The Lachman Blog

The questions about what and how a generic abuse-deterrent product has become somewhat more clear with the issuance today of the Draft Guidance for Industry – General Principles for Evaluating the Abuse Deterrence of Generic Solid Oral Opioid Drug Products. The Guidance document describes the types of tests (comparative in vitro studies and, in some cases, relevant pharmacokinetic or other studies that may be appropriate) that a generic applicant should undertake when seeking approval for a Reference Listed Drug (RLD) opioid product that has abuse-deterrent properties described in its labeling.

On Monday we posted about an issue that was brought to our attention relative to OGD’s position on goal date assignment, or lack thereof, to an ANDA with unresolved eCTD problems.  We provided examples of some of the issues that firms were finding and we found that while there is merit to asking firms to […]

The generic drug industry complained about the GDUFA Goals Letter in the past, when it thought it had negotiated more than goals for Complete Response Letters (CRLs) rather than clear movement towards application approval. Well, some three years into GDUFA I, there now seems to be a better understanding of what industry thought they got and FDA has adopted, albeit outside of the direct language in the Goals Letter, policies that are driving application towards approval.

Life is always a picnic and deciding what to bring is sometimes a chore. The key is to assure there are no ants! Well, the generic industry has waited to hear what would be brought to the prioritization picnic and now the third revision of the MaPP 5240.3 lays out the meal. The entire MaPP should be reviewed and studied carefully so you best understand the FDA position on priority and expedited review.