Over the Labor Day weekend, the FDA provided the latest full statistical report for the Office of Generic Drugs (here). The news continues to be good on the approvals front as the OGD issued sixty-nine full approval actions (one more than we captured in our unofficial peek (here) as the OGD snuck one by us). […]
The GDUFA III commitment letter (here) outlined a number of industry-requested improvements to the GDUFA program. One such request related to the age-old problem of timely resolution of compliance problems resulting in a warning letter at a facility and the clearance of that warning letter. Specifically, in section VII(D) of the commitment letter, the “FDA agreed to […]
According to reports, the pharmaceutical job market has been expanding exponentially in recent months and is on an upward trajectory for job seekers. Occupational profiles are changing and many existing jobs, as a result of automation, are evolving, while completely new jobs are emerging. In this post-pandemic growth period, pharmaceutical companies are beginning to recognize […]
On August 25, 2023, the Office of Generic Drugs approved a total of 14 different applications for lisdexamfetamine dimesylate products after the expiration of a patent on August 24, 2023. (This is the first time in a long while where I remember this many applications being approved on a single day.) While this is good […]
In Part 1, we focused on drafting the Controlled Correspondence and tips for formatting and presenting the correspondence, but, after submission, the CC must be accepted by the coordinator to be placement in the queue for review. The office has been very strict, perhaps rightly so, but there have been a few headscratchers too. Some examples […]
For those struggling with understanding all the complexities of running a 503B compounding facility, a new resource is now available. The International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) has a new guide coming out titled “503B Compounding – Regulatory Basis and Industry Good Practices for Outsourcing Facilities” (here). Do you know why compounding exists? Shouldn’t all […]
Of the many benefits that have come from the Generic Drug User Fee Act (GDUFA) over the years, one has been the addition of response times for the FDA to answer Controlled Correspondences (CCs) that were first negotiated under GDUFA II. The Agency issued an FDA CC guidance, which was finalized in December 2020. Having a […]
As U.S. consumers are facing critical drug shortages, leading Congress to question the FDA’s foreign inspection program, particularly for products with supply chains from India and China, the oversight of CGMP inspections is high on the Agency’s radar. With approximately 32% of generic drugs and 45% of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from these two countries, […]
In a Federal Register Notice, FDA explains that ephedrine sulfate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate are not to be included on the bulk drug list for use in compounding by 503B outsourcing facilities (here). As mentioned by the Agency “[O]ne of the conditions that must be met for a drug product compounded by an outsourcing facility to […]
Well summertime and its usual vacation schedule has not put a damper on ANDA approval actions and thus, I am happy to report that posting through August 16th reveal that OGD has issued 41 full approval actions and 7 tentative approval actions. If this pace keeps up for the rest of August, this will be […]
