US agency could reconsider requirement that instructions for use be same for branded and generic products, FDA Commissioner-nominee Scott Gottlieb suggests, while also leaving door open to statutory changes in Hatch-Waxman Act.
The US FDA should explore administrative steps within the existing Hatch-Waxman framework to smooth the abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) process for complex generics, but congressional tweaking of the landmark law might be necessary, commissioner-nominee Scott Gottlieb said at his April 5 Senate confirmation hearing.
FDA needs to “develop better scientific principles” for assuring substantial equivalence of ANDA products when traditional measures of bioequivalence may...
The Philippines medicines regulator explains how it intends to implement the ASEAN mutual recognition agreement under which member states have committed to accept bioequivalence study reports for generics issued by approved BE centers.
Private Company Edition: June’s eight $100m-plus venture capital rounds already outpace the seven each raised in March, April and May, including €255m ($274.2m) for ITM and $200m for Upstream, but while there were five $25m or less VC financings during the past week, mid-sized deals were lacking.
Novartis continues to fight tooth and nail to protect its $3bn Entresto brand in the US following the latest FDA approval of a generic version.
A US FDA analysis found that facility inspection issues were the fastest growing factor in the recent rise of complete response letters for biologics licensing applications, in part reflecting the limitations of single-product inspections at contract facilities manufacturing multiple products.
Novartis continues to fight tooth and nail to protect its $3bn Entresto brand in the US following the latest FDA approval of a generic version.
A list of EU biosimilar filings, CHMP opinions and EU marketing authorizations, including details of the biosimilar company, the brand name/INN, indication(s), the reference product/company, and the date and type of event.
