For those of us that live in areas with seasonal changes, I’m sure everyone has experienced the telltale signs that autumn is right around the corner. These changes are subtle at first but soon gain significance and portend a future that looks different than the present. Individuals who carefully examine the FDA’s Paragraph IV (PIV) Patent […]
The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (better know as Hatch-Waxman) provided a balance between innovation and competition by permitting generic drugs to rely on the safety and efficacy of a previously approved reference listed drug (RLD) rather than unnecessarily repeating duplicative clinical testing to prove what was already known about […]
How many times have you had a question about the listings in the Orange Book (OB) but were not sure who to ask? Well, a lot of people have obviously stood in your shoes, as this draft guidance titled Orange Book Questions and Answers Guidance for Industry (here) publishes a great Q&A from those who […]
