Yesterday was day one of the 2-day Generic Drug Forum presented virtually by the Agency in conjunction with the CDER Small Business and Industry Assistance program. There were many sessions which are all available here, including presentations on product-specific guidances, OGD labeling review and requirements, new program requirements under FDARA, pre-ANDA interactions with FDA, electronic […]
Today OGD provided partial information for the typical first reported March Metrics and updated its February 2020 metrics. Let’s start with the new March data. OGD reports 60 full approval actions and 17 tentative approval actions for a total of 77 approval actions for original applications in March, which is the highest number of total […]
On the Federal Register prepublication page (here), the FDA gives notice of the finalization of two guidance documents providing bioequivalence recommendations for two drug products that have received a lot of recent news attention, chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate. The two products have received attention because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the anecdotal reports of […]
How do companies keep up with the rapidly changing world of drug and device regulations? Some companies have entire departments dedicated to these efforts. Other companies have people doing it part-time, perhaps as an add-on to their primary jobs. Some companies may not pay attention at all. Lachman offers a solution to this. We develop […]
Training of employees remains a hallmark of the industry’s ability to deliver high quality medicines, devices, and diagnostics. Training is a crucial activity, now, more than ever, in this rapidly changing environment. During this period of social distancing, when the experts cannot travel to your site to perform training, that does not mean that this […]
Lachman Consultants recognizes the urgency of supporting the COVID-19 response efforts. Companies may be adding additional personnel or expanding manufacturing resources to aid in producing life-saving medical equipment and supplies. While COVID-19 is requiring non-essential personnel to stay home and stay safe, these teams are at the forefront. We want to assure you that Lachman […]
These days, everybody’s attention is focused is focused on COVID-19. However, that does not mean that the issues that the FDA was struggling with prior to the pandemic have disappeared. In fact, some rather major news regarding nitrosamine impurities was announced by the FDA yesterday (and it wasn’t an April Fools’ Day stunt!). Yesterday, the […]
Today, the FDA announced (here) its Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program (CTAP), which is designed to use “every available method to move new treatments to patients as quickly as possible, while at the same time finding out whether they are helpful or harmful.” The FDA will continue to enhance this emergency program to bring safe […]
Lachman Consultants is reaching out to U.S. distilleries and fermenters to provide support and guidance for the manufacture of hand sanitizers. In response to several phone calls from industries wanting to help in the COVID-19 efforts, Lachman is responding with an interpretation of the most recent guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (here […]
The FDA announcement (here) of its activities involved in expediting diagnostic tests for the Corona Virus (COVID 19) explains the actions that FDA has taken in response to this public health emergency. “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been providing unprecedented flexibility to labs and manufacturers to develop and offer COVID-19 tests across the […]
