In a stunning reversal of opinion on the issue of FDA’s failure to award new chemical entity (NCE) exclusivity to the drug Prepopik, the world of NCE awards and ANDA acceptance for receipt for fixed dose combination (FDC) products that contain a first-time approved active ingredient may be turned on its head. This was discussed […]
The FDA announced some additions (**) and revisions to titles (*) of Guidance documents it plans to release in 2016. We have posted on this list previously (here) (and here) and highlighted this blogger’s impression of some of those proposed Guidance documents. Well, FDA has published another revised list and here are the changes: Comparative […]
As I dutifully read through this week’s Petitions and comments and Notices on regulations.gov, I came across a letter (here) telling FDA that the petitioner has responded to FDA requests and now the petition in over two years old and the petitioner wants FDA to expedite the review of its petition for an oral solution […]
After slogging through the 200+ pages of the Final Rule, here is a partial list of some of the comments I found interesting or that explain some of the changes or comments along with a summary of the FDA response from the Final Rule (here). Comment 9 – Clarification of importers requirement to identify every […]
The FDA published a Federal Register (FR) notice today declaring that 19 ingredients for use in consumer antiseptic wash (use with water to wash off) are not generally recognized as safe and effective (GRAS/GRAE). The Agency has however deferred a decision on three additional ingredients (benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, and chloroxylenol) for this use as […]
The FDA announced in a safety warning today (here) that it was adding a Black Box Warning on all opioid and benzodiazepine products due to continued concern relative to potential fatal interactions and severe adverse events. The warning notes that the “FDA review has found that the growing combined use of opioid medicines with benzodiazepines […]
Have some spare time on your hands? Read the new Final Rule that FDA pre-published today (here) . FDA says the rule, to become effective 90 days after final publication in the Federal Register (FR), is designed to modernize the drug and establishment listing requirements of sections 207 and 607, and to bring them in […]
While there is not much new or trendy in the updated figures, it is clear that OGD is issuing more Complete Response Letters (CRLs). July saw the second highest number of CRLs for FY 2016 with 169 (highest was 190 in April). These numbers are also significantly higher than those in previous years. This means […]
Today, FDA reissued the Guidance for Industry: Abbreviated New Drug Application Submissions-Refuse to Receive for Lack of Justification of Impurity Limits, but the word “Proper” was removed from its title. The title of the previous version read Abbreviated New Drug Application Submissions- -Refuse to Receive for Lack of Proper Justification of Impurity Limits (emphasis added). While […]
Fidaxomicin, like vancomycin, is indicated for treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. Both drugs are poorly absorbed systemically and treat the condition locally in the gut and intestines. Vancomycin, however, appears to be more soluble that fidaxomicin over the range of physiologically-relevant dissolution media. The innovator of fidaxomicin submitted a petition, FDA-2015-P-1595 (here) requesting that […]
