All indications seem to be that all the User Fee reauthorizations (loving known as the UFAs) will be passed in a fairly clean bill by the end of the week. This is great news for FDA employees and for industry; however, we sure hope that they tell us what to do as that will basically […]
Covering a multitude of subjects, the Agency published eight new guidance documents ranging from the ICH M9 BCS classification system to a Q&A document on qualified infectious disease designations. Here is a list of the eight guidance documents. M9 Biopharmaceutics Classification System-Based Biowaivers (here) E9(R1) Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials: Addendum: Estimands and Sensitivity Analysis […]
On Tuesday, July 21, Mary Oates, Ph.D., Vice President, Compliance Services, will be participating in a webinar organized by Informa, publishers of the Pink Sheet and Scrip. Mary will be a panelist in a session on Virtual Drug Inspections, occurring at 2 PM EST. The entire webinar series, which is taking place over a 24 […]
Well, here we are. We’ve crossed the transition date (i.e., March 23, 2020) and now the New Drug Applications (NDAs) for the biologic products that were approved by FDA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) should now be deemed to be Biologic License Applications (BLAs). According to the FDA’s website, a total […]
As the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is being felt throughout the United States and around the world, Lachman Consultants is reaching out to inform our valued clients and partners regarding the actions taken by our organization. Our continuing goal is to best safeguard the health and safety of our people, those within your […]
The FDA issued its Fiscal Year (FY) GDUFA Science and Research Report last week (read the full report here and the awarded research contracts and grants here). A review of the innovative scientific focus areas helps those of us in the industry to get a sense of where the FDA is headed in support of […]
Today, the FDA published in a final rule (here) a significant revision to the regulatory definition of biological product that will have a major impact on what product will be regulated under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and which will be regulated solely under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Specifically, the […]
Our own Keith Webber originally provided very detailed information and helpful hints in his August 2019 blog (here) regarding FDAs transition of certain NDAs to BLAs under the BPCI Act. So, although this may not be “new” news, we think it’s worth a quick trip down memory lane, as the implementation date quickly approaches. Let’s […]
The FDA Guidance for Industry, Investigating Out‑of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production, was published in October 2006 (here). The pharmaceutical industry has had about 14 years to learn how to comply to this guidance. A quick survey of recent Form 483s and Warning Letters would indicate that there is still much to be learned […]
January was a gangbuster month for the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) with regard to publication of gene therapy (GT) guidance documents! A total of six final guidelines and one draft guideline on GT products were issued. These included: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control Information for Human Gene Therapy Investigational New Drug […]
