Dr. Kathleen “Cook” Uhl, Director of the Office of Generic Drugs provided an update on the progress of OGD in the implementation of GDUFA I. Despite the “tension” and uncertainty noted by the panel that preceded her (see yesterday’s post), Cook delivered a strong message that OGD has meet all of its GDUFA goals to […]
Scott Gottlieb, MD hosted a three-person panel on the closing day of the GPhA Annual Meeting just before Dr. “Cook” Uhl presented the Office of Generic Drug (OGD) update. Scott fired questions at Kate Beardsley (Beardsley Law PLLC), Sheldon Bradshaw (former Chief Counsel FDA and now a partner with Hunton and Williams LLP), and Frances Zipp, (President and CEO, Lachman Consultants).
We all know that the GDUFA II negotiations are in full swing. Among topics being discussed are fee issues associated with small businesses and especially the subject of establishment fees and whether they should be collected only after ANDA approval. This is also on the radar of Congress and will likely get some significant attention […]
Today, the FDA published its final updated Guidance entitled, Immunogenicity – Related Considerations for Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) (here). The document provides advice on the proper characterization of active ingredient sameness (for ANDAs), as well as considerations for immunogenicity testing for such products. The document provides guidance for NDA holders (for new products or […]
Well, we did not have to wait long after the blog post on upcoming Guidance documents for the DMF Completeness Assessment (CA) Guidance to issue (here). The document begins with a concise discussion of the GDUFA requirements for DMFs submitted to support approval of generic applications, including the requirements for fees, what triggers a […]
On January 25, 2016, this blog posted an article about some of the Guidance documents that FDA was planning to issue as new and or revised this coming year (here). In that blog post, it was noted that an update to that post would be coming-well here it is! Some of the other notable documents […]
Most know that when a 505(b)(2) contains the results of a clinical study other than a bioequivalence study, the application will be assessed a full PDUFA user fee. However, did you know that if you file a 505(b)(2) application that relies on published clinical studies, your application may also be subject to the full fee?
The number of approvals reported yesterday was revised upwards by 1 to 43, according to the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD).
The Washington DC. / Maryland “snowmageddon” event causing the closure of the Federal Government for a few days may have resulted in a dip in ANDA approvals in the first month of calendar year 2016. The Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) fully approved 42 ANDAs and tentatively approved 17 ANDAs in January. Four months […]
FDA issued a revised bioequivalence recommendation for Lamotrigine ER Tablets calling on the firms to perform fasting and fed bioequivalence studies on the 200 mg tablet and a fasting study on the 50 mg. Neither of these products are the highest or lowest strength in the product strength range of 25 mg to 300 mg […]
