There are certainly some interesting issues that are going to be codified if the Proposed Rule publishes in final the way it is currently written. Many of the proposals are being formalized into the regulations that represent the Agency’s past practice. Here are highlights of a few more of some of these important issues that should be of interest to our readers.
The good news is that April is starting out to have some promising numbers.
Today, we delve into the issues of court decisions impacting the 30-month stay. This area of the Rule is complex and dependent on the actions of the courts and the applicants.
Today is April 7, 2015, and the FDA Monthly Approvals list for March shows only 14 approvals and 4 ANDA Tentative Approvals.
The FDA has released a Draft Guidance entitled, “Development and Submission of Near Infrared Analytical Procedures – Guidance for Industry,” which covers the development, validation, and submission of NIR analytical methods.
In a Federal Register Notice scheduled to publish on Monday April 6th, FDA outlines a proposal to study the comparative advertising of prescription drug products.
After about a week or so off from reading on in the massive missive of the Proposed Rule, we are back cherry picking tidbits from the document that you may find interesting.
The February 2015 Generic Drugs Activity Report looks much like the previous month’s report except for the number of amendments seen flying into the Office of Generic Drugs.
Dr. Kathleen (Cook) Uhl, OGD’s Director of the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) will be going on an extended medical leave beginning on Monday, March 30, 2015.
FDA is scheduling a Public Hearing on April 20 and 21, 2015 to obtain comments from stakeholders on the application of the enforcement policy related to homeopathic remedies. FDA indicated that they have not had a comprehensive review of the enforcement policies related to these products to reflect changes in the homeopathic market in over 25 years.
