Bioequivalency Licensing Regulation 
Camargo
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Unpacking the (Black) Box: Antares Licenses Urology Product with Boxed Warning. In October, Antares Pharma licensed Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ Nocdurna® (desmopressin acetate) sublingual tablet , which was approved in 2018 for the same indication as Noctiva and has a boxed warning highlighting the same risks.
Camargo
DECEMBER 13, 2021
A biologics license application (BLA) is required for biological products subject to licensure under the PHS Act, and FDA approval to market a biologic is granted by issuance of a biologics license. The regulations regarding BLAs for therapeutic biological products are included in 21 CFR parts 600 , 601 , and 610.
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FDA Law Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
On February 23—the same day that the Agency licensed SIMLANDI (adalimumab-ryvk) Injection , the first interchangeable high-concentration, citrate-free biosimilar to HUMIRA, and that qualifies for First Interchangeable Exclusivity (“FIE”)—FDA denied the Boehringer Petition. FDA explained that its bioequivalence regulations at 21 C.F.R.
XTalks
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
While there are currently six biosimilars for AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) that have been approved by the regulator, the company’s patents prevent biosimilars from being launched until 2023. The regulator allows biosimilars to show slight differences in clinically inactive components of a product.
The Pharma Data
AUGUST 5, 2020
In February, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) accepted the company’s Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and Marketing Authorization Application (MAA), respectively, for ofatumumab for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis in adults. J Neurol Sci. 2003;206(2):165–71.
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