Regulatory Sciences
Leveraging Online FDA Information to Accelerate ANDA Timelines
In the race to generic drug approval, timing is everything. Delays in Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) submissions or setbacks during FDA review can mean missed market opportunities,...
Regulatory Sciences
Drug Development: The Key to Success from Concept to US Commercialization
Congratulations! You have a lead candidate formulation for your new drug. You might be thinking to yourself, “okay, now what?” We all know the science and effort to get to this stage is significant....
FDA Solicits Feedback on ANDA Submissions – Amendments to ANDAs Under GDUFA Guidance, Appendix A
Ahead of this year’s reauthorization of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) , FDA has established a docket to solicit comments on the content of Appendix A in the July 2018 guidance for...
FDA publishes product-specific guidances to facilitate generic drug development
Today, FDA published a new batch of product-specific guidances (PSGs). PSGs provide recommendations for developing generic drugs and generating the evidence needed to support abbreviated new drug...
FDA publishes MAPP 5223.6, Assessment of the User Interface of a Drug-Device Combination Product Submitted in a Pre-ANDA Communication or an ANDA
Today, FDA published a new Manual of Policies and Procedures (MAPP), “Assessment of the User Interface of a Drug-Device Combination Product Submitted in a Pre-ANDA Communication or an ANDA (5223.6).”...
How to File Post-Approval Changes to an NDA or ANDA
On November 21, 1997, the Food & Drug Modernization Act (the Modernization Act) was enacted by Congress. Section 116 of the Modernization Act amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act...
How GDUFA II Impacts the Timing and Approval Process for Generic Drug Sponsors
How GDUFA II Impacts the Timing and Approval Process for Generic Drug Sponsors: Facing several regulatory challenges related to the review of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs), Congress first...
The Importance of the eCTD Structure for FDA Approval
The Importance of the eCTD To harmonize the process of regulatory reviews for global drug development, a unified structure was developed and implemented for electronic Common Technical Document...
FDA Sets A Deadline For Electronic Submission Of Drug Applications
In a final guidance published in the Federal Register on May 5, FDA laid out the rules and specifications for providing regulatory submissions in electronic format. Perhaps more important than the...