How do you stop a drug shortage? Make it profitable for more than one, two, or even ten generic companies to sell the drug. History has shown that when five (5) or more players enter a generic field, the drug price drops substantially. Have more than 5-7 players – the price drops to 80% of […]
Recognized as a global center for education, arts and culture, administration, and industry, Dublin Ireland was a beautiful and fitting backdrop for the MedTech Forum 2023, where Europe’s medical technology community congregated to collaborate on the future of the industry in a city well-known for its long history of shaping the future. MedTech Forum 2023 […]
OGD published its official statistical report for April 2023 today (here) and we hit the nail on the head with our prediction of the number of full approval actions at 64 but we missed by one on the tentative approvals actions where we reported 11 (see previous post here), but there were actually 10 in […]
One of the breakout sessions offered at the recent FDLI conference was titled, Updates on Patent and Exclusivity Issues for Drugs, Orphan Drugs and Biologics. The panel for this session included representatives from FDA, industry, and attorneys that specialize in this practice area. While the session covered both patent and exclusivity issues, I will be […]
With the generic product approvals currently listed through May 15th on the All Approvals website (here), OGD has issued 30 full approval actions and 10 tentative approval actions for the month of May so far. Hopefully this will bode well for total approvals for the full month. We do have a major holiday coming up […]
Yahoo News reported this morning (here) that the Supreme Court refused to wade into the waters of the skinny label case regarding the Teva V GSK case. We have written extensively about the skinny label issue (here, here, here, here, , here, here, here here, and here. That’s a lot of discussion, but this is […]
The 2023 PDA Robotics and Automation Conference, which just concluded in Amsterdam, Netherlands, highlighted the significant new value and promise of advanced technologies, robotics, automation and digitization across the pharmaceutical value chain from clinical to manufacturing to distribution, and for all sectors including small and large molecule and medical device. Conference presentations and panels highlighted […]
Do you have an ANDA, supplement, or controlled correspondence in at FDA awaiting resolution of a nitrosamine impurity issue? Has it been months overdue? You are not alone. OGD has been silent on those submissions as they navigate the widely expanding nitrosamine issue. My first thought is what happened since 1984, when Hatch-Waxman was first […]
When a firm is evaluating the effectiveness of their investigation program (as part of assessing the effectiveness of the Quality Management System (QMS)) the focus tends to be towards evaluating the quality / robustness of the resulting investigations. However, one of the questions that should also be asked is are investigations being initiated when required? […]
Lachman Consultant Services, Inc. (Lachman Consultants), recently completed the expansion of our existing operations in Ireland to support the growing demand for services in the European region. Operating under the name Lachman Consultants (Ireland) Limited, this expanded pharmaceutical quality and regulatory consultancy is the most recent development in our global expansion to better serve the […]
