Today the FDA issued a guidance entitled Cross Labeling Oncology Drugs in Combination Regimens (https://www.fda.gov/media/162806/download) that describes the Agency thinking on cross labeling of oncology drugs for which there is a proven benefit from their combined use. As I read the guidance a few things popped into my mind. How can one firm who owns […]
For those of you in the OTC monograph world (not OTC products that require an approved NDA or ANDA application for marketing), this draft guidance document, titled Assessing User Fees Under the Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Program (here), will provide you with the how, what, and when information about facility fees for dosage-form manufacturers […]
The 2022 PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection Devices conference was held in Palm Springs, CA, October 18-19, 2022. In attendance were some of the world’s largest providers in this combination space which included innovators, pharmaceutical companies, suppliers of injectable devices and contracted service providers. The conference speakers presented on a variety of topics […]
Well, with the final FY 2022 totals now in for some of the OGD’s most important metrics, let’s see how this fiscal year stacks up other GDUFA years. But first, September saw sixty-eight full-approval actions of which nine were for first-time generics and only nine tentative-approval actions along with ninety-eight new ANDAs and 141 Complete […]
As former OGD Director Kathleen “Cook” Uhl, MD used to say, “Read the commitment letter.” This certainly applies for GDUFA III and in spades. Why? Because a number of enhancements that were made in the GDUFA III negotiations are designed to make the review process more efficient and improve the number of first‑cycle approvals. In GDFUA I and […]
With only the September metrics left to round out the FY 2022 statistical report for the OGD, let’s take a look at the full official numbers for August. We also now have a good idea how FY 2022 will stack up against FY 2021, albeit a lot can happen in a few weeks as we await the […]
While passage of the Continuing Resolution by Congress on September 30, 2022 and corresponding reauthorization of user fees for the different programmatic areas is a relief, the extremely late passage of the Bill leaves FDA and Industry in an awkward position in relation to one of the most important elements of the reauthorization-submission of applications […]
Earlier this year, we posted about FDA’s new revision for the OOS Guidance for Industry. The new revision allows ‘averaging’ results from a pool of replicate results even though one of them is OOS for ‘certain circumstances.’ This was the most significant change in this revision. So the question is, can you always average? If […]
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 […]
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 […]
