As far as the available numbers for ANDA approvals and tentative approvals goes, for June, it appears we will have in the neighborhood of 67 full approvals and 6 tentative approvals for the month, more or less in line with what we have seen in the past few months. These numbers were derived from the […]
Today, as a 4th of July present, and in anticipation of celebratory fireworks, the FDA has issued a final guidance entitled ANDA Submissions – Amendments to Abbreviated New Drug Applications Under GDUFA (here). The final guidance explains that the complex tiered amendment classification system of GDUFA I was abandoned to provide a less cumbersome and […]
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a statement (here) on the Agency’s continuing position related to compounded drugs for patients that cannot use an FDA approved product. However, the bent taken in his statement leans more towards the issues of safety and efficacy, while he points to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent healthcare fraud enforcement […]
On June 25, 2018, the Association of Accessible Medicines (AAM) submitted comments to Docket FDA-2017-N-6644: Generic Drug User Fee Amendments Reauthorization of 2017; Regulatory Science Initiatives; Public Workshop and provided some very interesting and relevant comments and suggestions. The full text of the AAM comments can be found here, but here is a peek into […]
Over a decade ago, the FDA issued a final report on Pharmaceutical Quality for the Twenty-First Century. As time moved forward, this led to the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research through the creation of the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, to launch “FDA Pharmaceutical Quality Oversight: One Quality Voice” (here), which attempts to develop […]
First issued in June of 2017, the FDA has updated the List of Drug Products Without Competition (here). The “List” also includes an Appendix that removes 11 products because approvals of a generic have occurred since the initial publication of the List. We first reported on the “List” here, and it has taken only two […]
The revised version of the 2011 Draft Guidance (here) “describes (1) the types of waivers, refunds, and reductions available under the user fee provisions of the FD&C Act, (2) the procedures for requesting waivers, refunds, or reductions, and (3) the process for requesting a reconsideration, or appeal of an FDA decision. The Draft Guidance also […]
Late yesterday, Dr. Douglas Throckmorton, Deputy Center Director for Regulatory Programs in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, issued a statement on the FDA’s ongoing efforts in the area of drug shortages. Based on our post yesterday (here), which outlined the FDA’s new report on drug shortages for 2017, we felt it was necessary […]
Those of us who were around in the Regulatory Affairs field during the late 90s probably remember the glory days of ESD, EVA, and CDOC, following the years of page-stamping in hallways that resembled assembly lines. Then came EVA, which was part of a system called the Electronic Submission Program, which was in turn, part […]
The Hill reports (here) that there are close to 50 Bills pending before Congress that are expecting action by the end of the week, to help address the opioid epidemic. It is the hope that a comprehensive package will be put together and ultimately be passed into law. Providing a legislative foundation to the cause […]
