Vancocin Generics Launch As FDA Finds ViroPharma’s Label Fails “Significant New Use” Test
FDA delivers an 87-page chef d'oeuvre that concludes the ViroPharma’s long-running battle to block ANDA approvals. In the citizen petition response, FDA rejects the firm’s scientific and legal arguments and concludes the antibiotic is not eligible for three years of Hatch-Waxman marketing exclusivity under a 2008 law. Although ViroPharma says it plans to sue FDA, the company may have bigger problems on its hands with an FTC investigation.
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With the deadline for comments on the US FDA’s draft guidance less than a month away, the Pink Sheet offers an infographic outlining what the agency is expecting in diversity action plans and when that might be implemented.
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Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee will consider whether open-label extension data from a randomized trial that failed its primary endpoint, along with a historical control comparison, are enough to support approval in the ultra-rare disease.
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Recent ODAC meetings suggest the FDA will expand focus beyond applications with pending approval decisions to refining trial designs and drug labels for competitors.
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Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee will consider whether open-label extension data from a randomized trial that failed its primary endpoint, along with a historical control comparison, are enough to support approval in the ultra-rare disease.
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Recent ODAC meetings suggest the FDA will expand focus beyond applications with pending approval decisions to refining trial designs and drug labels for competitors.
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The agency also should explain the potential consequences for sponsors if enrollment goals are not met, stakeholders say in comments on the DAP draft guidance. Some commenters urged the FDA to apply waiver criteria flexibly, especially for rare diseases.





