Today’s prepublication of the Federal Register contains the proposed rule for drug importation from Canada. The proposed rule is 172 pages long and outlines the FDA expectations for the safe importation of drug products from Canada. Section 804 Importation Programs (SIPs) provides the basis for each request for importation and provides the importation requirements. The […]
Without much fanfare, on November 11, 2019, OGD approved the first generic vaginal contraceptive ring. Amneal’s approval showed up today on the Drug@FDA, FDA approved drugs list. It is a therapeutic equivalent to Nuvaring by Organon/Merck. Given the ANDA number, it appears that the application was submitted about early to mid-2018, which by all standards […]
Tomorrow, the FDA will issue a final rule (see prepublication document here) very similar to its proposed rule published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2018. The notice states “[I]n this final rule, FDA repeals the irradiation regulation, which provided that any drug sterilized by irradiation was a new drug. OTC drugs marketed pursuant to […]
Based on our post previewing the November totals, there were some late added approvals that did not initially show up on the Agency approval databases. We reported 49 full approval actions and 8 tentative approval actions on December 3rd. With the release of the official November numbers (here), OGD issued 59 full approval actions and […]
In a blog post, Kurt Karst (Hyman, Phelps, and McNamara) addressed at least one very significant issue the proposed Blocking Act of 2019 could have (here). Many believe that the change from the current legislative language may erode the value of 180-day exclusivity and, in the long run, could lead to higher drug prices. The […]
The International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) held their premier Global Pharmaceutical Regulatory Summit conference this past Thursday and Friday (December 5 – 6, 2019) in Bethesda, MD. The theme of this year’s conference was “Igniting Innovation in Development & Quality During Lifecycle Management”. The conference opened with excellent keynote presentation from Janet Woodcock (Director […]
N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which was previously found in angiotensin II receptor blockers (the ‘sartans”), which are blood pressure medications, and more recently, in ranitidine (a heartburn medication) has caused nationwide recalls of the products. Now there is a hint that metformin, a widely used drug for diabetes, may be implicated as well, as Singapore’s Health Sciences […]
Excipients are components used and intentionally added to a drug product with no expectation that they will have a therapeutic effect. A novel excipient is one that has never been used and “reviewed in an FDA approved drug product or does not have an established use in foods”. Since the beginning of time, the Agency […]
As of the postings both on the FDA daily approvals list (here) and the FDA All Approvals List (here), the morning of December 3, 2019 OGD lists 49 full approval actions and 8 tentative approval actions for a total of 57 approval actions for month two of FY 2020. October has a final official approval […]
Just look around, watch the television, read the newspaper, and what do you see? Seems like very few reasons to be thankful. School and workplace shootings, the political scene is as nasty as I ever remember in my 70 years on earth. Climate change is threatening the future of our children, and the environmental controls […]
