First, please be aware that many of the numbers you may have seen reported in our blog posts for various OGD actions were reported for Fiscal Year 2023, which ran from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The Office of Generic Drugs 2023 Annual Report (here) is a bit different as it reports OGD actions from […]
Based on approvals posted through February 16, 2024, the OGD has issued 28 full-approval actions and 5 tentative-approval actions so far in the month of February. Given that February is a short month to start with and has one federal holiday, we may get additional help as it’s a leap year and the additional day may […]
Today, the FDA published a draft guidance document titled Select Updates for the Medical Device User Fee Small Business Qualification and Certification Guidance (here) regarding the annual registration fee. When this draft is finalized, it will supplement the Medical Device User Fee Small Business Qualification and Certification Guidance and address the waiver provisions of the […]
One would think that such a large government program as Medicare’s Part D prescription drug plan would be looking to save money wherever it can for the people it serves (as well as all taxpayers). With the focus on high drug prices, the Medicare Part D program was designed to save seniors money, but clearly […]
At yesterday’s AAM annual meeting, David Gaugh, AAM’s interim President and CEO, discussed the unprecedented events that threaten the sustainability of today’s generic drug and biosimilar industry. In his keynote address, he addressed how the generic drug and biosimilar industry is being stressed by economic issues, PBMs, government programs, and other events out of its […]
January 2024 approval actions show that the FDA is moving in the right direction. The OGD unofficially issued 55 full-approval actions as well as 19 tentative approval actions for a total of 74 approval actions, a significant jump from December’s unofficial total of 59 total approval actions (52 full and 7 tentative). We are waiting […]
During her session yesterday at the AAM Annual Meeting, Iilun Murphy, M.D. provided additional details on the 2023 OGD metrics, indicating that there were 950 ANDAs approved and tentatively approved (782 and 172 approvals, respectively). Of the approvals, there were 90 first generics, along with 83 generics with Competitive Generic Therapy Designation, and 111 complex […]
A presentation delivered by Office of Generic Drugs Director, Iilun Murphy, M.D. during the members-only Regulatory and Policy meeting at the start of AAM’s annual meeting provided seven tips for ANDA sponsors with regard to their ANDA submissions: Submit a clear cover letter. Describe what is being submitted. State whether the submission includes a labeling […]
This morning, when I read a Decision and Order issued by the United States Court of Federal Claims regarding a motion that was granted in part, denied in part, and filed on behalf of a pharmaceutical company and the FDA, the hair on the back of my neck stood on end. Now, I must state […]
Marty Shimer, Executive Director at Lachman Consultants, wrote a great post (here) about ANDA suitability petitions and the new GDUFA goal dates being assigned to them. His post gives us hope that the new system in place will provide some meaningful timelines for actions on ANDA suitability petitions used to make certain permissible changes from […]
