Generics

03
Jan

Recall of Mirtazapine and FDA Warning Regarding Gabapentinoids Headline Agency Announcements Today

The Agency issued two warnings today, one about a recall due to a drug-strength labeling error for Mirtazapine and the other regarding a potential serious adverse event, breathing difficulties, associated with the use of gabapentinoids. It appears that there was a label mix-up with a single lot of Mirtazapine and “Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. is […]

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18
Dec
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Proposed Rule for Drug Importation from Canada Hits the Federal Register

Today’s prepublication of the Federal Register contains the proposed rule for drug importation from Canada.  The proposed rule is 172 pages long and outlines the FDA expectations for the safe importation of drug products from Canada.  Section 804 Importation Programs (SIPs) provides the basis for each request for importation and provides the importation requirements.  The […]

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13
Dec
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Amneal Throws Their Hat into the Ring

Without much fanfare, on November 11, 2019, OGD approved the first generic vaginal contraceptive ring.  Amneal’s approval showed up today on the Drug@FDA, FDA approved drugs list.  It is a therapeutic equivalent to Nuvaring by Organon/Merck.  Given the ANDA number, it appears that the application was submitted about early to mid-2018, which by all standards […]

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12
Dec
2019 Approvals

November 2019 Approvals and Receipts Official Numbers

Based on our post previewing the November totals, there were some late added approvals that did not initially show up on the Agency approval databases.  We reported 49 full approval actions and 8 tentative approval actions on December 3rd.  With the release of the official November numbers (here), OGD issued 59 full approval actions and […]

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05
Dec
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How Much Does the Clear Out of the Backlog Really Impact Approvals?

Reading Derrick Gingery’s article “ANDA Approval Records Will End As U.S. FDA Mops Up Backlog” (here) in today’s Pink Sheet about Dr. Woodcock’s contention that the clearance or “mop up” of the backlog will impact the number of generic drug approvals, I was somewhat stopped in my tracks.  Granted, the backlog of old applications did […]

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04
Dec
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Novel Excipients – FDA Evaluates a Novel Program

Excipients are components used and intentionally added to a drug product with no expectation that they will have a therapeutic effect.  A novel excipient is one that has never been used and “reviewed in an FDA approved drug product or does not have an established use in foods”.  Since the beginning of time, the Agency […]

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