article thumbnail

Understanding the Regulatory Environment in Japan for Generic Drug Development

Drug Patent Watch

Types of Drug Applications The PMDA accepts three main types of drug applications: Investigational New Drug (IND) : Required for conducting clinical trials in Japan. The ANDA must demonstrate bioequivalence to the Reference Listed Drug (RLD), which is the original brand-name drug approved for marketing in Japan.

article thumbnail

In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

The speed of the submission in January 2020 and approval in October 2020 was attributed to the retrospective testing of available tumor tissue samples from patients enrolled in three clinical trials that led to the accelerated approval of larotrectinib.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Identify Branded Drugs with a Low Likelihood of Generic Entry as Targets for In-Licensing

Drug Patent Watch

Branded drugs, developed through extensive research and clinical trials, often enjoy patent protection for a limited period. Drugs that require extensive clinical trials for generic approval or fall under special regulatory pathways may have a lower risk of generic entry.

article thumbnail

Lots of FDA Guidance, But Few Drug Manufacturing “Remote Interactive Evaluations” (We Would Call Them “Virtual Inspections”)

FDA Law Blog

Admittedly, BiMo inspections (into items like adequacy of bioequivalence data, consistency of clinical trial data with medical records, and compliance with clinical trial protocols) lend themselves better to an RIE than assessing manufacturing compliance with regulatory requirements.

article thumbnail

Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 2: Regulatory Pathways and Pharmacometric Analysis

Camargo

Like with small molecules, clinical trials of biologics are designed to determine pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), safety, and efficacy. PK studies are conducted to confirm that dosimetry remains unchanged, and toxicology studies are needed to confirm that the therapeutic ratio and safety profile remain unchanged.

article thumbnail

The Important Role that Biopharmaceutics Plays in Accelerating Early-Phase Drug Development

Pharmaceutical Technology

The BCS is a regulatory tool that is used to justify clinical biowaivers for certain types of compounds (BCS Class I and III) based on dissolution data, allowing sponsors to justify not performing clinical bioequivalence studies when changing a formulation.

article thumbnail

In the News: June 2021 Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

Researchers at the University of Southern California in conjunction with the National Cancer Institute are currently conducting a Phase II clinical trial of the MAOI phenelzine in prostate cancer patients and have announced in an interim study publication that it has thus far demonstrated efficacy. .