Overnight, FDA updated its metrics for August and also provided some critical metrics to end out FY 2021 (here). Let’s take a look at the August update first. OGD issued three (3) Refuse-to-Receive letters in August, which appears to be consistent with the numbers for the year (with the exception of 11 RTRs that were […]
Well, September saw not only a low for this fiscal year (FY) of forty‑two total approval actions (both full (thirty‑nine) and tentative (three) approvals), but you have to go all the way back to February 2018 to find a lower number of total approval actions (thirty-seven). And, remember, that number was caused by the approval […]
Everyone knows that I am not a lawyer; I’m just a regulatory geek. But in the case of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals v. FDA and Jacobus in an orphan drug dispute, where the case rested on whether the phrase “same disease or condition” is ambiguous, there are few things that confuse me. The central issue is the […]
There is a baking show on Netflix called “Nailed It.” The show is a riot, and its premise is based on amateur bakers trying to copy a creation baked by a famous pastry chef. The amateur baker that comes closest gets a trophy that says, “Nailed It,” even though (in reality) their end-product may look nothing like the professional’s version. Anyway, as far as the approval-action predictions we issued […]
The FDA has updated its first-generic approvals list for calendar year 2021 (here). The report is current through August 31, 2021 and lists a total of sixty-eight first-time approvals. As the FDA explains, “First generics are just what they sound like—the first approval by FDA which permits a manufacturer to market a generic drug product […]
On Monday, September 20, 2021, a guidance document entitled Questions and Answers on Quality Related Controlled Correspondence (here) hit the FDA webpage late in the afternoon. This document provides specific recommendations for generic drug quality issues that have been the raised repeatedly through controlled correspondence (CCs) submitted by numerous stakeholders. OGD decided to issue the […]
Through the last posting on the daily approval list on September 16, OGD has reported only 16 full approval actions and one tentative approval action. If this rate keeps up through the rest of the month, we are likely to see the fewest number of monthly approval actions since the beginning of the GDUFA program. […]
Today, the FDA issued a guidance document titled Development of Abbreviated New Drug Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Questions and Answers (here). This guidance responds to questions that have been asked by sponsors since the pandemic began, covers a multitude of issues, and outlines some areas of relief for applicants. Remember that the answers […]
The metrics for June appear to be in line with those of other months this FY. There were no big surprises. Here are some of the highlights. The OGD issued only three Refuse-to-Receive (RTR) letters in June, with one for a standard ANDA submission and two for priority submissions. It still seems that priority submissions […]
As of the posting on September 3, 2021, the FDA’s “All Approvals” database (here) listed fifty-five full‑approval actions and eight tentative-approval actions for August. While we know that these numbers can creep up with a couple of stragglers being reported a bit late, the good news is that the OGD hit a total of at […]
