Drug Patent Watch

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Generic Drug Revolution: Setting the Stage Before we dive into the nitty-gritty, let’s take a moment to appreciate the impact of generic drugs. Did you know that generic drugs now make up about 90% of all prescription drug purchases in the United States, while accounting for only 20% of prescription drug spending[1]?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Biopharmaceutics is a scientific discipline that examines the interrelationship of the physicochemical properties of the drug, the dosage form in which the drug is given, and the route of administration on the rate and extent of systemic drug absorption ( Applied Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Shargel, Wu-Pong and Yu, 5th Edition ).

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Camargo

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

When the FDA requires a product’s labeling to include a boxed warning (also called a “black box warning” because the text is surrounded by black border), the potential market value of the drug often drops severely. Presumably, Antares’ long-established 90-person urology sales force can achieve pull-thru of this drug product.

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Drug Patent Watch

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Unseen Journey of Generic Drugs: A Look into the Regulatory Pathway Have you ever wondered how generic drugs make it to the market? As a healthcare professional or a pharmaceutical enthusiast, understanding the pathway to generic drug approval can be fascinating. This is where generic manufacturers come into play.

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Camargo

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Informed by today’s competitive drug development landscape, as well as by the sponsor’s strategic goals and capabilities, a portfolio analysis involves assessing product concept and differentiation, strategic planning, factoring in unmet patient needs, and estimating timelines and expenses. Incentive Programs. Biowaiver Eligibility.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 23, 2024

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — For several years, FDA has requested that sponsors of drug or biologic led combination products identify essential performance requirements (EPRs) related to the device constituent in their applications. By Adrienne R. does not use this term.

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Drug Patent Watch

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Generic drug development is a complex process that requires a deep understanding of regulatory requirements and guidelines. Regulatory expertise plays a crucial role in ensuring that generic drugs meet the necessary standards for quality, safety, and efficacy.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A phone call to FDA requested information about the number of Remote Interactive Evaluations (RIEs) that FDA has performed at drug manufacturing facilities since it announced in April 2021 that it would start using them as an alternative to on-site inspections. We should explain what RIEs are.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Claud — Last week, FDA revised one of its two guidances relating to nitrosamines, Control of Nitrosamine Impurities in Human Drugs. Nitrosamines are impurities that can form during drug manufacturing and are considered potentially potent carcinogens. It’s these varied scenarios that give quality managers nightmares.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2023

Koblitz — FDA uses its Product Specific Guidance documents (“PSGs”) to provide recommendations as to the bioequivalence testing necessary for approval of a generic drug. As part of its Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 (“GDUFA III”) Commitment, FDA agreed to expedited development of PSGs.

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Pharma in Brief

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On January 26, 2024, Health Canada published a Notice concerning its application of the definition of Canadian Reference Product ( CRP ) in the Food and Drug Regulations ( Regulations ). For instance, the generic drug must be “the pharmaceutical equivalent of the [CRP]” and be “bioequivalent with the [CRP]”.

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Camargo

JULY 8, 2021

At Camargo, we have worked with hundreds of investigators who have found new targets for established drugs. It is exciting to find new uses of drugs with known safety because these drugs can reach new groups of patients in a relatively short timeframe.

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Camargo

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Both the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have regulatory responsibility for therapeutic biological products, which are subject to both the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD & C) Act and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 6, 2023

In vitro release testing to demonstrate bioequivalence. Even the smallest details can have a big impact on the end result, especially when it comes to the sensory characteristics and the bioequivalence of a topical product. Fixed dose combination drugs: Case study. To find out more, download the whitepaper below.

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Camargo

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Drug development is an extremely cumbersome process, requiring the testing of an agent from in vitro studies to in vivo studies to in silico modeling. Given that it can take up to 20 years for a final product to be approved, it is unsurprising that drug attrition rates are very high.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Zosano Pharma has been hit by an FDA rejection of its marketing application for migraine drug Qtrypta, asking for new bioequivalence data. Qtrypta is Zosano’s lead product candidate, but the company is also working on a follow-up in phase 2/3 for cluster headache.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

This draft guidance, titled “ Processes and Practices Applicable to Bioresearch Monitoring Inspections ,” was prompted by a congressional directive under the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act and is intended to provide recommendations that are not otherwise specified in existing publicly available guides and manuals for such inspections (see pgs.

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Pharmacy Checkers

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Years ago, they took on the Food and Drug Administration in regards to Budeprion XL distributed by Teva Pharmaceuticals, the supposed generic equivalent to the popular antidepressant, Wellbutrin XL. Finally, I put it together that this was related to the drug because when I wouldn’t take it I would begin to feel better.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Koblitz — FDA has long taken the position that a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”)—a letter sent when FDA has determined that it “cannot approve” a New Drug Application (“NDA”) or an Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) “in its present form”—is not a final agency action and thereby not subject to challenge in Court. 314.110(c).

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has approved its Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) for Glucagon for Injection Emergency Kit, 1 mg. This further highlights Amphastar’s considerable abilities to bring complex generic drugs to the market, and more specifically, our strong peptide capabilities.”

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Relevant here, FDA interpreted in Guidance that a proposed injectable biosimilar must “demonstrate that its product has the same strength as the reference product by demonstrating that both products have the same total content of drug substance (in mass or units of activity) and the same concentration of drug substance.”

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 18, 2023

NewAmsterdam Pharma’s bold play to resurrect an all-but defunct cholesterol-lowering drug class has been rewarded with a positive phase 2 trial of its oral CETP inhibitor obicetrapib. Ezetimibe was originally developed by Merck & Co as Zetia and is now available in generic form.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 17, 2022

The man who sent the price of lifesaving drug Daraprim (pyrimethamine) rocketing from $13.50 Until recently, Daraprim was the only drug available to treat the disease and has been the gold standard treatment for toxoplasmosis for decades. a tablet to $750 overnight has been ordered to repay $64.6m (£47m).

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 24, 2022

Koblitz — The Orange Book’s Therapeutic Equivalence Codes (TE Codes) play a critical role in our drug distribution and payment system. The Guidance explains that only certain drug products are evaluated for therapeutic equivalence. FDA goes through each of the relevant terms and the therapeutic equivalence requirements.

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 11, 2023

Dose proportionality and bioequivalence studies demonstrate once-daily AUSTEDO XR is therapeutically equivalent to twice-daily AUSTEDO ® (deutetrabenazine) tablets The U.S. Bioequivalence and relative bioavailability were established between the once-daily and twice-daily tablet formulations, with no new safety findings emerging.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In addition, TLC is preparing for scale-up production of TLC590, as for complex lipid products, the manufacturing process and batch size used in pivotal clinical trials and New Drug Application submission must be the same as future commercial batches.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 5, 2020

The US Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency are currently reviewing ofatumumab for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) in adults . Onset of B-cell depletion with subcutaneous administration of ofatumumab in relapsing multiple sclerosis: results from the APLIOS bioequivalence study.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Gelteq centers its technology on a proprietary, customizable gel platform designed for precise drug delivery, supporting prescription drugs, nutraceuticals, pet care and sports supplements. Across the industry, recent innovations in drug delivery signal a creative shift towards ease of administration and expanded treatment options.

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World of DTC Marketing

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Experts across the board are predicting demand for antiviral drugs will rapidly outpace supply. Pfizer and Merck have chosen to designate a select few generic manufacturers to produce cheaper versions of their drugs through the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP). Reportedly, the cost of production for molnupiravir stands at about $17.74.

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Druggist

MARCH 25, 2021

Do generic, and branded drugs produce exactly the same effect? . In terms of prescribing, both contraceptives are regarded as the same drug. . As with other drugs, once a patent expires, other manufactures start to produce generic or new brands of the same pill (desogestrel). Can I still request a doctor to prescribe Cerazette?

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In order to fact-check some of these misconceptions, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently hosted a webinar on biosimilar and interchangeable biological products to help healthcare professionals understand more about these treatment options. Biosimilars are the “generic” drugs of the biopharma world. What is a Biosimilar?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2022

To demonstrate bioequivalence for a generic small molecule drug, a company must carry out a Phase I clinical trial in healthy individuals to ensure that the area under the curve and maximum plasma concentration for their drug is equivalent to that of the brand name drug. QbD as an aspect of process and analytical methods.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Livornese — Last month, Congress took a big step towards improving clinical trial diversity by requiring sponsors of most drug and device clinical studies to submit a diversity action plan when they submit key trial documents to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Delveinsight

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Fortunately, there exists FDA-approved therapies and drugs that double the success rates of quitting. Smoking Cessation: What are the drugs available in the market? The USFDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research regulates and ensures the safety and effectiveness of these products. However, it is possible.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

VUMERITY is a coming- generation fumarate that offers the convenience of an oral drug with the established efficacity and well- characterized safety of TECFIDERA ® (dimethyl fumarate). Encyclopedically, an estimated2.8 million people live with MS, with further than 1 million people in Europe living with the complaint. “

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 9, 2024

Livornese — The Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act (“FDORA”), enacted in December 2022, added a requirement that sponsors submit Diversity Action Plans (“DAPs”) for certain clinical studies involving drugs, biological products, or devices (codified at 21 U.S.C. § 355(z)(3) and 21 U.S.C. 360j(g)(9)(A)).

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new intramuscular (IM) injection route of administration for Plegridy ® ( peginterferon beta-1a ) for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). CAMBRIDGE, Mass., 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biogen Inc. Nasdaq: BIIB) today announced that the U.S. percent vs. 32.1

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