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 […]
In early April, Contract Pharma published an article addressing what you need to know prior to submission. The author, Michelle Ryder, Principal Consultant in the Regulatory Practice of Lachman Consultants, explains “there are a few avenues FDA has opened to get to your destination of knowing what you need to know prior to submission.” How […]
In a post entitled The Path Forward: Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program (here) penned by FDA Commissioner Steven Hahn, CBER M.D., Director Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., and CDER Director Janet Woodcock, M.D., the FDA describes the accelerated actions the Agency is taking to move the most promising therapeutic treatments to patients as quickly as possible. Just […]
The FDA posted a notice indicating that they continue “to investigate the presence of the N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) impurity in ranitidine and is now aware of NDMA in nizatidine, which is chemically similar to ranitidine.“ They have found levels on NDMA in one company’s product that exceed the accepted limits and that company has initiated recall […]
On April 7, 2020, FDA released a Q&A on manufacturing and supply change requests related to COVID-19 and drug shortages. In this Q&A, FDA provided the following guidance: Manufacturing site changes because of supply chain disruptions related to COVID-19 – If the site change is for treatment of patients with COVID-19 or for drugs […]
Oftentimes, we hear startling statistics that make us shiver and can cause a knee jerk reaction. Much has been written about the quantity of drugs that come from overseas, and the push for moving manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and finished dosage forms (FDF) back into the U.S. While bringing jobs back to the […]
These days, everybody’s attention is focused is focused on COVID-19. However, that does not mean that the issues that the FDA was struggling with prior to the pandemic have disappeared. In fact, some rather major news regarding nitrosamine impurities was announced by the FDA yesterday (and it wasn’t an April Fools’ Day stunt!). Yesterday, the […]
Today, the FDA announced (here) its Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program (CTAP), which is designed to use “every available method to move new treatments to patients as quickly as possible, while at the same time finding out whether they are helpful or harmful.” The FDA will continue to enhance this emergency program to bring safe […]
On Tuesday March 24, 2020, Prime Minister Narenda Modi of India ordered an extensive lockdown of all of its 1.3 billion residents. “There will be a total ban of coming out of your homes,’’ Mr. Modi said. “Every district, every lane, every village will be under lockdown,’’ he said. “If you can’t handle these 21 […]
Remember the days when the biggest concern that both consumers and the pharmaceutical industry had was about potential contamination of medications by nitrosamines? Just a few weeks ago, rumors were flying around fast and furiously among patient groups on social media, firms were issuing recalls of numerous medications, and regulators were involved in issuing policies […]
