Only 8% of original ANDAs submitted in the user fee program’s third year were approved on the first cycle, compared with 72% that received a complete response letter.
FDA continues to issue a large number of complete response letters for generic drug applications, and the first-cycle ANDA approval rate could get worse before it gets better as the first generation of the Generic Drug User Fee Act nears expiration, agency officials said.
While agency staff speaking at the Generic Pharmaceutical Association’s Fall Technical Conference Oct
Deputy FDA Commissioner Grace Graham acknowledged the importance of user fees, while also calling for restructuring. She also said part of MAHA's mission is to reexamine uses of drugs not supported by data.
Pharmaceutical industry organizations offered alternatives to tariffs that could maintain a secure domestic supply chain in public comments filed in response to a federal 232 investigation.
Cuts to the FDA’s policy and legal personnel have prevented dozens of product-specific guidances for generic drug development from being published.
Viatris joined Hikma and Amneal, in signing agreements for cash settlements that resolve allegations its practices fueled the US’ deadly opioid epidemic.
The FDA struck an upbeat tone during its annual Generic Drugs Forum despite an unprecedented period of cutbacks and disruptions and reiterated a desire to continue meeting user fee goals.
A list of EU biosimilar filings, CHMP opinions and EU marketing authorizations, including details of the biosimilar company, the brand name/INN, indication(s), the reference product/company, and the date and type of event.
While the biosimilars industry has welcomed individual pockets of progress around regulatory streamlining, it is essential that approaches from global authorities move forward together if they are to have a meaningful impact on biosimilar development. At Medicines for Europe’s annual biosimilars conference, regulators from around the world talked about how their thinking is converging.
