“Part 111 (21 CFR part 111) establishes the minimum Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) necessary for activities related to manufacturing, packaging, labeling, or holding dietary supplements to ensure the quality of the dietary supplement.” 21 CFR 111.75(a)(1) of these regulations provides a process whereby a dietary supplement manufacturer can petition the Agency for an exemption […]
The FDA issued its quarterly report on the progress of the generic drug program today and it provides a further look into the mean and median times for approvals for ANDAs. The bounce in mean and median approval times, both up and down, relate to the specific approval cohort of the ANDAs to which the […]
This goes in the “where did this come from?” category. In an earlier post on July 5th where we looked at the available data on the FDA daily approvals and All approvals page for the end of June 2018, we only came up with 67 full and 6 tentative approvals (TAs) actions (see post here). […]
OGD updated its monthly Activities Report Of the Generic Drug Program FY 2018 for certain statistics that had not yet been posted (here). While we wait for the June 2018 official approval and receipt figures, let’s have a look at some of the interesting May statistics. OGD reported 8 refuse-to receive (RTR) actions, with an […]
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 […]
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 […]
