Bioequivalence

16
Sep
New and Revised Bio Guidances Issued by OGD Image

New and Revised Bio Guidances Issued by OGD

The Office of Generic Drugs is publishing thirty-one new and fifteen revised bioequivalence guidances according to the pre-publication notice that appeared in the Federal Register today (here).  The official FR notice is scheduled to publish on September 17, 2019, but a quick check reveals that the new and revised guidance documents are already available today […]

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05
Apr

Bioanalytical Workshop Generates Question on FDA vs. ICH Guidance

The 13th annual WRIB (Workshop on Recent Issues of Bioanalysis) was held in New Orleans, LA this week and is wrapping up today.  The workshop was well represented by regulators and industry (both from Pharma and CROs), with numerous discussions and topics for the bioanalysis of small and large molecules.  Presentations covered the full spectrum […]

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25
Feb

BE Guidances Flying Off the Shelf – The Revisions Can Hit the Floor the Hardest!

Today, the FDA issued twenty-two new bioequivalence recommendations, some of which were for some fairly old products, including a couple of DESI drugs.  There were no surprises in the newly issued listings; however, as we have gone on about previously, the FDA has also issued fifty-two – yes, fifty-two – revisions to previously issued guidances.  […]

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02
Jan

Linaclotide Guidance Leaves BE Study with Clinical Endpoints as One Option but Also Provides for In Vitro Option as Well

Linaclotide capsules are “minimally absorbed with negligible systemic availability following oral administration.  Concentrations of linaclotide and its active metabolite in plasma are below the limit of quantitation after oral doses of 145 mcg or 290 mcg were administered.  Therefore, standard pharmacokinetic parameters such as area under the curve (AUC), maximum concentration (Cmax), and half-life (t½) […]

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20
Dec

Happy Holidays from Us to You!

To all of our readers – Have a happy holiday season and a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.  The Lachman blog will be taking a break over the holiday starting Friday, December 21st (unless something extremely urgent occurs) and I hope that all of you will rejoin me in the New Year as […]

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28
Nov

22 New and 41 Revised BE Guidance Documents Posted!  AAM Continues to Voice Same Concerns

While we are thankful for the FDA’s work on issuing bioequivalence guidance documents, we worry about the impact of the constant and sometimes significant revisions to previously issued draft or final bioequivalence guidance recommendations on the review and approval process.  It seems that we are not alone! In remarks made at the November 27th FDA […]

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25
Oct

In an Unusual Move, FDA Reopens Comment Period on BE guidance for Sucralfate Suspension

While the FDA does appear to listen rather intently to comments on its bioequivalence (BE) draft guidances, and will occasionally reopen comment periods, it is still the exception rather than the rule.  Today a Federal Register (FR) notice (here) announced another sixty-day comment period during which such comments will be entertained. The FR notice explains […]

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