Is Bloom Gone From Rosy ANDA Approvals Figures?

US FDA sets a new monthly record for full approvals, but industry group argues that approvals alone aren't creating more generic competition in the market.

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The generic industry's thirst for more ANDA approvals appears to have been overtaken by concerns about the effect (or lack thereof) that those products are having on drug prices.

The US FDA began fiscal year 2019 by punching through the 100-approval-per-month barrier. The 110 full approvals in October is a new record for a single month since the generic...

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