FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

We wrote about 2023’s Recommended Acceptable Intake Limits for Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Impurities (NDSRIs) , which also advised on how to review drug products and take appropriate action. First, firms should undertake risk assessments of their APIs, finished products, and products under approved or pending applications.

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Camargo

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Unpacking the (Black) Box: Antares Licenses Urology Product with Boxed Warning. 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. In October, the U.S.

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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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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 25, 2022

But this also reflects a wider trend within the broader market, which is moving towards complex biological and non-biological products, he adds. Supply chain issues also come into play, meaning that owning proprietary API production is an advantage, he says. Thus, manufacturers stand to gain greater profit margins over a longer period.

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World of DTC Marketing

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Reportedly, the cost of production for molnupiravir stands at about $17.74. A new study estimates the causal effects of coupons for branded drugs without bioequivalent generics using variation in coupon introductions over time and comparing differential responses across enrollees in commercial and Medicare Advantage plans.

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Camargo

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The development of biological products (or biologics) represents a major advancement in modern medicine, enabling the treatment of patients with many illnesses where no other therapeutics were previously available. 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

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

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

JULY 24, 2022

In recently published guidance document, titled “ Evaluation of Therapeutic Equivalence ,” FDA explains the evaluation and assignment of TE Codes for therapeutically equivalent products. Evaluation of therapeutic equivalence is product-specific. Evaluation of therapeutic equivalence is product-specific.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 28, 2020

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. Additionally, the Company sells insulin API products. ” According to IQVIA, the U.S.

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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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Pharmacy Checkers

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In fact, they asked ConsumerLab.com, sister company to PharmacyChecker, to test the product. Sure enough, ConsumerLab.com discovered that the 300mg version was clearly not bioequivalent. Product of Canada; Manufactured by Valeant Pharmaceuticals $60.00* Product of Canada; Manufactured by Valeant Pharmaceuticals $42.90

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Circuit, their client Nostrum Laboratories sought judicial review after FDA agreed to allow a certain type of study to establish bioequivalence for generic theophylline, Nostrum conducted those studies, and then FDA issued a CRL asking for new, time-consuming, expensive studies of a different sort.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 17, 2022

The company was slammed for restricting distribution of its drug so generic drug manufacturers couldn’t conduct bioequivalence tests or access a key ingredient used in the drug’s production.

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Camargo

JULY 8, 2021

As required by components of the 21 st Century Cures Act and the FDA Reauthorization Act, the FDA has sought to promote Patient-Focused Drug Development considerations into regulatory decision making, including product application approvals. FDA Publishes Draft Guidance on Adverse Drug Experience Reporting for INDs and BA/BE Studies .

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Delveinsight

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This means that the companies generating revenue out of their tobacco products are affluent enough to collectively spend USD 1 million every hour on advertising their products. The USFDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research regulates and ensures the safety and effectiveness of these products.

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The positive CHMP opinion was supported data from pharmacokinetic bridging studies comparing VUMERITY and TECFIDERA® (dimethyl fumarate) to determine bioequivalent exposure of monomethyl fumarate, the active metabolite, and relied partially on the well-established long-term safety and efficacy profile of TECFIDERA. Source link: [link].

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 9, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved SKYRIZI 150 mg in April based on data from three clinical trials showing the single-dose SKYRIZI 150 mg injection was bioequivalent, working the same as two injections of SKYRIZI 75 mg per dose with a consistent efficacy and safety profile. .” The U.S. Source link: [link].

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 5, 2020

There can be no guarantee that the investigational or approved products described in this press release will be submitted or approved for sale or for any additional indications or labeling in any market, or at any particular time. Nor can there be any guarantee that such products will be commercially successful in the future.

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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]”. b) of the Regulations.

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Druggist

MARCH 25, 2021

Read more about initiating the treatment with a progestogen-only pill in the product information leaflet. Product information leaflets for both Cerelle and Cerazette list precisely the same common and uncommon side effects. Source: *Cerelle product information leaflet, **Cerazette product information leaflet .

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

MAY 30, 2024

was withdrawn, rendering it unapproved for patient use, based on negative review comments by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use. Indeed, there is a continuing trend towards combination products where treatments can target multiple complementary points within disease pathology. The MAA file in the E.U.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The FDA’s approval of the IM administration for Plegridy is based on data evaluating bioequivalence and adverse reactions associated with IM administration compared to SC administration in healthy volunteers. A list of adverse events can be found in the full Plegridy product labeling for each country where it is approved. percent).

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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)). population demographics.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

This subsection requires sponsors of any phase 3 or other pivotal drug study (other than bioavailability or bioequivalence studies) to submit diversity action plans by the time they submit the study protocol. Clinical Trial Diversity Under FDORA FDORA adds subsection 505(z) to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act).

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 27, 2020

GA Depot is a long-acting injection of the approved Glatiramer Acetate products (Copaxone and its generic formulations). The drug is an autologous IL13Ralpha2-CAR-T cell product. MAP Pharmaceuticals ’ patient enrollment in the ongoing GA Depot Phase III trial for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) passed the 60% mark.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 6, 2023

Formulating products that have the proper composition, viscosity, texture, and stability, and can also be shown to be safe and effective, is both a science and an art. Without proper precautions, knowledge gaps can occur and important details may be overlooked when a product is transferred from one site to another. Simplicity matters.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Quotient Sciences helps biotech and pharma customers in the development and optimization of drug products. Our chemists and formulation scientists review the properties of new drug candidates and “work their magic” to develop formulations that improve the exposure profile of the compound.

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