President-elect Donald Trump has selected Dr. Martin Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Makary is a surgeon from Johns Hopkins who has been fairly outspoken regarding the Agency that oversees our drug and food supply. He appears to be critical of some of the Agency’s decision-making processes and it looks like he will insert […]
Wow, what a year! November has been the most stressful month I can remember in a long, long time. But is it over or just beginning? It depends on your point of view. I know the folks at the FDA are a bit nervous, as well as those at the NIH, CDC, and other federal […]
The holidays are fast approaching and many of us are in a joyful spirit, more prone to giving and charity in alignment with the season. That said, considering the effort that goes into sponsors’ pursuit of ANDA approvals where the sponsor or sponsors may be eligible for 180-day exclusivity, I doubt that anyone in the […]
Yesterday, we published a blog (here) regarding the newly issued and revised PSGs. I pointed out one example of something that I hadn’t seen before relative to products subject to ANDA suitability petitions. I thought I’d missed something along the way, but I’m glad to say that, no, I did not! In an email today […]
The OGD posted 29 new and 31 revised product-specific guidances (PSGs) today (see here). The new list of PSGs covers drugs with various dosage forms including tablets, capsules, gels, oral suspensions, intramuscular extended-release suspensions, topical solutions, powders, ointments, other parenteral products and orally disintegrating tablets, and subcutaneous extended-release suspensions. One of the new PGSs for […]
Turkey month has two holidays baked into the calendar and that will likely have some impact on approvals reported this month, especially since the Thanksgiving holiday usually is a super short week, as people take multiple days off! Looking at where the unofficial metrics stand, as of today, the OGD has issued 30 full approval […]
I remember being locked in for protection at the Parklawn Building at the FDA in the face of protests outside centering on the AIDS crisis and lack of speed in the approval of antivirals as the first time that I felt as though the FDA was really under attack. Obviously, the FDA came through in […]
The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or use the following products that are marketed as dietary supplements as they contain undeclared drug products that could be harmful: VITAFER-L Gold 10 ml may be harmful due to hidden drug ingredient tadalafil VITAFER-L Gold 20 ml may be harmful due to hidden drug ingredient […]
The 2024 MedTech Conference in Toronto provided some great insights on what the future of medical devices can offer, particularly when utilizing AI technology. One area making great progress is the use of wearables. Who knew my Apple watch could be so useful?! There were multiple presentations on pairing wearable devices with mobile apps. This […]
Today’s Federal Register pre-publication page contains a notice that is likely the final punch before the oral decongestant phenylephrine lies knocked out on the canvas. The notice (here) states in regard to the “proposed revision of the proposed order OTC000036 to amend the requirements for cold, cough, allergy, bronchodilator, and antiasthmatic drug products for over-the-counter […]
