The FDA released its FY 2020 quarterly report of the Generics Drug Program late yesterday. By the numbers, mean approval times reported by quarterly cohort have not changed significantly from quarter to quarter, and are driven by the age of the applications ready for and approved in that quarter. The Generics program has approved more […]
How long has it taken for a Final Standard Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for States regarding Compounding Pharmacies to be issued? Are States or appropriate agencies (referred to as States below) ready to sign, acquire infrastructure, hire the necessary human resources, develop the enabling documentation, execute the requirements of the provisions, create the necessary records, […]
Initially issued in draft in 2017, the document “Referencing Approved Drug Products in ANDA Submissions – Guidance for Industry” was issued in final today. It addresses the difference between the reference listed drug (RLD) (that must be cited as the basis of the ANDA submission) and the reference standard (RS), and provides details of how the […]
With just 6 days until Halloween, what does the prospect for Trick or Treat look like in the ANDA approval candy basket? So far, the reporting of approval actions looks like treats will be in the bag. As of approval actions reported through October 22, 2021 OGD has issued 50 full approval actions and 6 […]
Two executives of a dietary ingredient company were sentenced to sixty months and twenty-four months in prison, respectively, for their part in the distribution of two products, Jack3d and OxyElite Pro, touted as workout weight-loss supplements, both containing DMAA, according to a Department of Justice release (here). The FDA had warned consumers about the dangers […]
FDA reported 70 full approval actions and 15 tentative approval actions in September for a total of 85 approval actions for the month. The 85 approval actions fell into the second most approval actions in FY 2020 behind only April’s total of 87. The full approval action in September was also the second highest this […]
On June 1, 2020, in Docket FDA-2020-N-1127 and published in the Federal Register, the Agency asked for public comment regarding updating and clarifying the types of patents that could be listed in the Orange Book (here). The document sought comments on two specific issues of continued interest: should patents be submitted to the FDA and […]
Well, in my book, any movement on 505(j)(2)(C) ANDA suitability petitions is welcome news. The pool of pending ANDA suitability petitions is full at FDA and is, by now, becoming very stagnant. There has been little action on 505(j)(2)(C) petitions in the last 10 years. Just last year, out of the blue, we got two […]
This morning, in reading an article from the Pink Sheet written by Sarah Karlin-Smith, I flashed on my blog post from September 24, 2020 (here) discussing the new warning on benzodiazepine products. In this post, I had expressed concern that the abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) craze of opioid formulations might be creeping in on other products […]
In a pre-publication notice today, FDA announced the FY 2021 fee for the use of a Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher, Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher, or a Material Threat Medical Countermeasure Priority Review Voucher. That fee is $1,360,879 and remember that is to be paid on top of the $2,875,842 applications user fee […]
