A recent court case and FDA win (here) provides the backdrop for a peek at some of the risks of a 505(b)(2) NDA applicant seeking to gain approval for an abuse deterrent opioid formulation or product. The basic issue, from a layman’s perspective, is that a firm submitted an NDA (likely a 505(b)(2) application) for […]
The Office of Generic Drugs updated its March 2020 statistics today (here) with few surprises. As they say on American Idol, when giving the results, “dim the lights and here we go.” The OGD again refused to receive only three ANDAs in March and all three were for standard review ANDAs. There were sixty-three ANDAs […]
Whether you’ve been through an FDA inspection before or not, it’s highly recommended that you and your organization prepare for their visit sometime in the not-too-distant future. But despite your best efforts, it’s a very distinct probability that you will receive some inspectional observations. While conduct during an inspection is very important, your behavior post-inspection, […]
Looking over the daily COVID-19 updates from the FDA (here), I noticed that the OGD had approved “two generic drugs indicated to facilitate tracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation: succinylcholine chloride injection USP 200 mg/10 mL and cisatracurium besylate injection USP 20 mg/10 mL.” Glad to see that […]
Whether you’ve been through an FDA inspection before or not, it’s highly recommended that you and your organization prepare for their visit sometime in the not-too-distant future. But despite your best efforts, it’s a very distinct probability that you will receive some inspectional observations. While conduct during an inspection is very important, your behavior post-inspection, […]
The FDA has sent a “Dear Colleague” letter (here) to NDA holders to get ready for the start of FY 2021 on October 1, when the program fees (previously called “product fees” in previous iterations of PDUFA) will be due for each product (up to 5 in each application) marketed by the application holder. The […]
Based on the FDA All Approval List (here, search for April), it appears that the Office of Generic Drugs had a banner month with 65 full approval actions and 22 tentative approval actions, for a total of 85 approval actions for the month. Of course, these are preliminary numbers, as OGD will not likely publish […]
No, this is not an approval, but it is an emergency use authorization to use the antiviral Remdesivir for COVID 19 patients. The FDA issued this EUA on Friday, in record time, after positive results of the study involving Gilead’s drug. The EUA will remain in effect until the COVID 19 public health emergency is […]
The FDA has added a Black Box warning to the popular drug montelukast (brand name Singulair). A black box warning is one of FDA’s most significant label warnings, and in this case, there are recommendations to potentially change therapeutic decisions based on the severity of the diseases and the potential risk benefit The new warning […]
We are some three months into the worst (we hope) of the pandemic and the positive results announced of Gilead’s antiviral drug Remdesivir (which appears set to become the standard of care for COVID 19 until a vaccine is available) in a trial will likely save countless lives. The good news came from a number […]
