January 2016 Approvals Update and Receipts
The number of approvals reported yesterday was revised upwards by 1 to 43, according to the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD).
January’s Big Chill Places Some Strain on Approval Actions
The Washington DC. / Maryland “snowmageddon” event causing the closure of the Federal Government for a few days may have resulted in a dip in ANDA approvals in the first month of calendar year 2016. The Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) fully approved 42 ANDAs and tentatively approved 17 ANDAs in January. Four months […]
Cloud Computing? Keep Your Head Out of the Clouds by Making Sure your Data is GxP Compliant
When most people hear of Amazon.com, they think of one of the largest online marketplaces for consumer products. What people may not realize is that Amazon is also one of the largest providers for computer power for cloud computing through their subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS). Running applications in the cloud is a relatively new […]
Add One More to the List of Revised BE Guidance on Extended-Release Products
FDA issued a revised bioequivalence recommendation for Lamotrigine ER Tablets calling on the firms to perform fasting and fed bioequivalence studies on the 200 mg tablet and a fasting study on the 50 mg. Neither of these products are the highest or lowest strength in the product strength range of 25 mg to 300 mg […]
Cloud Computing? Keep Your Head Out of the Clouds by Making Sure your Data is GxP Compliant
When most people hear of Amazon.com, they think of one of the largest online marketplaces for consumer products. What people may not realize is that Amazon is also one of the largest providers for computer power for cloud computing through their subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS). Running applications in the cloud is a relatively new […]
Goal Dates – the Snow Does Not Care!
While 26-30 Inches of snow fell in the Washington DC corridor, the brunt of the storm has hit the FDA with offices being closed today while the dig out continues. For those of you who had GDUFA, PDUFA goal dates, or TADs scheduled for today, you may have to wait a day or two more […]
CDER Outlines Proposed Guidance Documents it Proposes to Issue in 2016
On Friday January 22, CDER issued its yearly document outlining what Guidance documents it hopes to issue in 2016. This yearly wish list is always a highlight of the beginning of every calendar year. The document identifies either new guidance documents FDA hopes to release, as well as those it plans to revise. This year […]
Compounded Hormone Products Are a Big Business – Medical Groups Raise Concerns
According to a recent article in Medscape Medical News (here), the use of compounded hormone therapy to treat symptoms of menopause is a big business and accounts for a significant percentage of some compounding pharmacies income. The article provides an estimate of $1.3 -1.6 billion annually. With the flurry of FDA enforcement actions on pharmacy […]
If Wall Street and the Regulators Speak – Then Something is Likely to Happen!
I recently read a very interesting article about some big vitamin companies and their stock performance. I think that it deserves some attention because, when people outside of the Food and Drug Community start writing about potential problems, and when those problems translate into increased FDA enforcement actions, then Congress takes note and then (all of a sudden) laws get rewritten and regulations get passed and, the next thing you know, a segment of the industry is changed forever – or at least until the next time the government changes its mind.
Court Challenge Forces Firm to Change Color of its Generic Nexium Capsule
As previously reported (here), Dr. Reddy’s generic of Nexium was too close to that of the innovator’s “Purple Pill”. Apparently, the firm has changed the color of its capsule and reintroduced the product. But, this does reinforce that fact that generic companies, despite the Office of Generic Drugs’ (OGD) input, desire to have the generics look more like their brand name counterparts.
