Pharma in Brief

AUGUST 9, 2021

On July 31, 2021, Health Canada published a Notice of Intent outlining its plan to amend the Food and Drug Regulations ( FDR ) and the Medical Devices Regulations in the spring of 2022. Generic drugs and biosimilars are not eligible for this application pathway. Biologic Drugs.

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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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XTalks

AUGUST 2, 2023

Most of the company’s revenue comes from the manufacture and sale of biopharmaceutical products. They are committed to capitalizing on growth opportunities primarily through the advancement of their own product pipeline and constantly improving their existing products, as well as through business development activities.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 3, 2022

Non-profit drugmaker Civica Rx has said it will launch biosimilars of three big-selling insulin products in the US by 2024 to help diabetic patients struggling with the cost of the drugs.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 23, 2022

The US Senate will vote in the coming weeks on whether to introduce a $35 cap on the monthly cost of insulin to patients that was endorsed by President Joe Biden in his 2022 State of the Union address. Assuming the bill is later passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Biden, the insulin cap would take effect beginning in 2023.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 6, 2021

Pandemic Delayed Some FDA Plant Inspections, Product Approvals ( Bloomberg ) ( Pink Sheet ). Taking double Covid-19 hits, Merck writes off $170M for scrapped drug, highlights $600M in missed sales ( Endpoints ). Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug may only be cost effective at $2,500 a year ( STAT ).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

For example, the first-to-market status was beneficial when it came to insulin biosimilars. Citing studies comparing such products, there are no important differences between biosimilars and their branded counterpart, says Arnold Vulto, PharmD, professor of hospital pharmacy at Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

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XTalks

JANUARY 23, 2025

In its second interim staff report released January 14, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that the top three pharma benefit managers (PBM) in the US inflated prices of specialty generic drugs over the past several years, resulting in them raking in billions of dollars in profits. billion in 2021.

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Pharmacy Checkers

MARCH 11, 2020

The standard required to permit lawful wholesale importation, part (b)-(h) from Canada is that it “ pose no additional risk to the public’s health and safety and would be expected to result in a significant reduction in the cost of covered products to the American consumer.”. vs. $30 in the Canada.

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