Agency Alerts
General Regulatory
October 26, 2018
FDA Approves Single-Dose Flu Drug Just in Time for Flu Season
On Wednesday, October 24th, FDA approved Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil), a single-dose oral flu medication. The product is indicated for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza (flu) in patients...
Agency Alerts
General Regulatory
October 4, 2018
CBER Provides Sponsors with Policies & Procedures Regarding INTERACT Meetings
On Monday, October 1, FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) issued a document outlining the policies and procedures for scheduling and conducting INitial Targeted Engagement for...
Generic Drugs
Agency Alerts
October 1, 2018
FDA Issues Final Guidance Regarding Content & Format Requirements for ANDA Submissions
On Tuesday, September 25th, the FDA issued a guidance document entitled “ANDA Submissions – Content and Format.” The document, initially issued as a draft guidance in June 2014, provides sponsors...
Agency Alerts
General Regulatory
September 27, 2018
Good Review Management Principles & Practices, Part Two: Operational Principles
Details on the fundamental values outlined on FDA’s GRMP draft guidance are available in our preceding article, entitled “Good Review Management Principles & Practices, Part One: Fundamental Values"...
Agency Alerts
General Regulatory
September 26, 2018
Good Review Management Principles & Practices, Part One: Fundamental Values
On Tuesday, September 25th, the FDA published a draft guidance containing recommendations on good review management principles and practices (GRMPs) for new drug applications (NDAs), Biologics...
Generic Drugs
General Regulatory
August 21, 2018
Generic Failure: Why so Few ANDAs Are Accepted by FDA on the First Pass
Generic drugs are immensely important to the U.S. healthcare system. These drugs account for 89% of the prescriptions dispensed in the United States. And, over the last decade, generic drugs have...
Agency Alerts
General Regulatory
July 30, 2018
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Nonprescription Drugs
On Tuesday, July 17th, FDA released a new draft guidance entitled “Innovative Approaches for Nonprescription Drug Products.” The guidance discusses two different approaches for making nonprescription...
Agency Alerts
General Regulatory
July 24, 2018
FDA Approves 1st Drug to Treat Smallpox
On Friday, July 13th, FDA approved TPOXX (tecovirimat) for the treatment of smallpox. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), smallpox was eradicated in 1980; however, since eradication...
Agency Alerts
General Regulatory
July 17, 2018
FDA Releases Six Draft Guidances Related to Gene Therapy
On Wednesday, July 11th, FDA released six draft guidances to aid in the development of new gene therapies. Of the six guidances, three were disease specific and three were related to manufacturing....