Gottlieb's 2018 Generic Drug Approval Goal May Be In Doubt

Thanks in large part to new elemental impurities requirements, ANDA approvals are behind the pace needed to beat 2017’s record.

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The US FDA must pick up its approval pace significantly if it wants to meet Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's goal of surpassing the 2017 generic drug approval total.

Thanks to a quarter where ANDA clearances plummeted, the agency could see its total full and tentative approvals finish below...

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