In part because assessment costs plummeted in FY 2019, the FY 2021 fee to redeem a priority review voucher will be 37% less than the previous year.
The FY 2021 priority review voucher user fee decreased more than 37% from the previous year. • Source: Shutterstock
Application assessments, among the most labor-intensive US Food and Drug Administration tasks, were substantially cheaper in fiscal year 2019, another indication that experience levels at White Oak may be shifting.
Pink Sheet infographic shows that while overall growth continues at the drugs and biologics centers, the US FDA still must add many employees to meet user fee-mandated hiring goals.
A lack of process documentation was part of the reason the FDA forgot to account for fee refunds in its estimates of incoming applications for two fiscal years, a mistake that likely cost the agency millions in revenue.
Brazil has also published its recent regulatory reliance regulations in English, a move designed to increase confidence in its decisions as it presses on with aligning its national practices with global best practices.
The FDA and sponsors of two new accelerated approval drugs for PBC have taken steps in study design, initiation and reporting transparency to ensure timely completion; Intercept’s COBALT trial of obeticholic acid was negatively impacted by product safety labeling changes and a high crossover rate to commercial drug.