Today’s Federal Register pre-publication page contains a notice that is likely the final punch before the oral decongestant phenylephrine lies knocked out on the canvas. The notice (here) states in regard to the “proposed revision of the proposed order OTC000036 to amend the requirements for cold, cough, allergy, bronchodilator, and antiasthmatic drug products for over-the-counter […]
Baxter Recovery and FDA Actions The FDA announced additional actions “to increase access to and supply of IV and peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions following Hurricane Helene-related damage to Baxter International Inc.’s North Cove facility in Marion, North Carolina.” The FDA performed assessments to enable import of IV solutions and PD solutions from seven different Baxter […]
It was just last week, on October 7, 2024, when we published a blog (here) titled FDA Planned OTC Monograph Actions. That post outlined the OTC monograph issues that the Agency was planning to address over the next three years. Well, obviously, the FDA must have had its eyes set on beginning efforts on the issue […]
U.S. and EU efforts to manage supply chain shortages are slowly converging; however, the political winds in the Rest of World (ROW) may be diluting required oversight. Both the U.S. (Risk Management Plans to Mitigate the Potential for Drug Shortages | FDA) and EU (Shortage Prevention Plan (SPP) – template (europa.eu)) have published either a […]
Each year, the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) releases a report on the state of pharmaceutical quality. This year’s report was released yesterday and can be found here. Every year we try to pick out key issues and highlight some of the statistics outlined in the report, and this year is no different! Some important […]
This morning, the FDA published a reminder (here) that over-the-counter (OTC) monograph user fees (OMUFA) for facilities must be paid today, noting that it “is in reference to the March 29, 2024, Food and Drug Administration Federal Register notice (FRN) titled ‘Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Program-Facility Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2024.’ The fiscal year […]
It’s fascinating to see the evolution and potential future of visual inspection in the pharmaceutical industry. The shift from manual methods to cutting-edge automated systems with artificial intelligence has significantly improved efficiency, accuracy, and reliability in product inspections. By leveraging AI technology in visual inspections, pharmaceutical companies can benefit from enhanced defect detection capabilities, greater […]
At the Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER) Small Business Industry Assistance (SBIA) meeting held on April 25th, titled “Facilitating Generic Product Availability Through Product-Specific Guidances (PSGs) for 2024,” the FDA presented some updates regarding the FDA Dissolution Database. Dr. Leah Falade, Senior Pharmacologist in the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, CDER, was the presenter in Session 6. […]
Section 744M of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-72), authorizes the FDA to assess and collect: (1) facility fees from qualifying owners of OTC monograph drug facilities and (2) fees from submitters of qualifying OTC Monograph order requests(OMORs). OMOR fee rates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 were published on September 12, 2023 (see blog post […]
Today, the FDA published a guidance titled “Annual Reportable Labeling Changes for NDAs and ANDAs for Nonprescription Drug Products” (here) that provides advice on the types of changes to OTC NDA and ANDA product labeling that may be submitted in an annual report. The guidance provides for “minor changes” that may be made but also […]
