If our supply chain was weak prior to the pandemic, this global event accelerated its failure. These signals of weakness were laid bare during the pandemic and identified in publications such as the 2019 report “Drug Shortages: Root Causes and potential Solutions” (here). Prior to the Covid PHE, focus on shortages was placed much more […]
Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) comments “Today, [I] introduced the Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act, legislation to direct the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow generic drug manufacturers to update their product labeling with safety-related information.” (see here). He notes that “[T]he Updated Drug Labeling for Patient Safety Act is commonsense legislation […]
According to Zachary Brennan’s story on Endpoints (here), Sally Choe will be leaving OGD in two weeks coinciding with the end of GDUFA II and the beginning of GDUFA III. The interim Director will be Susan Rosencrance “who’s currently director of the FDA’s Office of Lifecycle Products in the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality and has […]
I read a great article by Joanne S. Egolvitch in the RAPS Regulatory News this morning about elimination of Citizen Petitions for TE ratings for 505(b)(2) products (here). The issue centers on the FDA’s (kind of wonky) requirement that 505(b)(2) applications with minor formulation changes requiring them to be submitted as an NDA also require […]
It’s no surprise that the use of generic drugs saves consumers and health plans big money. Now, add the savings being achieved from biosimilars (expected to increase significantly over the next year or two) and the amount is almost staggering! The just-released report, which can be found here, provides details that support the findings that […]
Throughout the PDA-FDA Joint Regulatory Meeting that took place September 12-14, 2022 in Washington D.C., the subject of Remote Assessments (RA), also called Remote Interactive Evaluations (RIEs), was repeated over and over again in sessions. This is not a new thing, as the Guidance for Industry (GFI), “Remote Interactive Evaluations of Drug Manufacturing and Bioresearch […]
Well, OGD has snuck in one additional full approval and one additional tentative approval from the unofficial numbers we reported on September 6th (here). So, in actuality, FDA full approval actions for August were 75 and tentative approval actions were 22 for a whopping total of 97 (2 more than we found in available public […]
Published a few days ago, the FDA draft guidance titled Quantitative Labeling of Sodium, Potassium, and Phosphorus for Human Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drug Products (here) discusses the FDA’s thinking on the standardization, proper format, and necessary information for the contents of these elements in OTC and prescription drug labeling. Right now, labeling for OTC products […]
At the first in person PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference since the pandemic began, (held September 12-14 in Washington, DC), it was almost impossible to escape the effect that the pandemic had on everyone attending the meeting, regardless of their affiliation. From the inevitable exclamation from presenters at the podium about how great it was to […]
The User Fee negotiations are still underway and those discussions must be finalized soon or you may not have many folks to speak to at FDA. Yes, there is some carryover money but no one knows for sure how employees will react if pink slips go out. It now looks like September 15th will be […]
