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FDA approves IntelGenx’s Rizafilm for acute migraine treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

IntelGenx Corp announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Rizafilm VersaFilm new drug application (NDA) for the treatment of acute migraine. Rizaport and Maxalt are different formulations of Rizatriptan benzoate.

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In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

announced a collaboration to develop a companion diagnostic for Vitrakvi® (larotrectinib) NTRK (neurotrophic tropomyosin receptor kinase) inhibitor, approved in the U.S. In October, less than 18 months later, the FDA approved the companion test, which will allow physicians to better identify target eligible patients.

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The Regulatory Pathway for Generic Drugs Explained

Drug Patent Watch

They must file an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the FDA, which includes a certification that the generic drug is bioequivalent to the original. The FDA then reviews the ANDA, ensuring the generic drug meets the same standards as the original. This is where generic manufacturers come into play.

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When FDA-Approved Generics Fail: Brand Wellbutrin XL Antidepressant is Cheaper from Canada

Pharmacy Checkers

Sure enough, ConsumerLab.com discovered that the 300mg version was clearly not bioequivalent. Several years later, the FDA ordered bioequivalence tests and finally, through those results, which found, like ConsumerLab.com did, that the People’s Pharmacy was right, and forced the drug off the market.

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

Camargo

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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Amphastar Announces Approval for Glucagon for Injection Kit, 1mg

The Pharma Data

Amphastar’s newly approved synthetic peptide product was determined by the FDA to be bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to Eli Lilly’s Glucagon Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar, which has a recombinant DNA (rDNA)-origin. ” According to IQVIA, the U.S.

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Teva to Present New Data on Once-Daily AUSTEDO® XR (deutetrabenazine) Extended-Release Tablets at the 2023 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting

The Pharma Data

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.