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Lots of FDA Guidance, But Few Drug Manufacturing “Remote Interactive Evaluations” (We Would Call Them “Virtual Inspections”)

FDA Law Blog

A phone call to FDA requested information about the number of Remote Interactive Evaluations (RIEs) that FDA has performed at drug manufacturing facilities since it announced in April 2021 that it would start using them as an alternative to on-site inspections.

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FDA approves IntelGenx’s Rizafilm for acute migraine treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

The approval was based on successful results from a bioequivalence study comparing Rizafilm to Merck and Co’s Maxalt-MTL and the European reference Maxalt-Lingua. IntelGenx Corp announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Rizafilm VersaFilm new drug application (NDA) for the treatment of acute migraine.

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Dormant drug status can trigger generic access to an alternate Canadian Reference Product

Pharma in Brief

The Notice advises that if an innovative drug is categorized as “Dormant” in Health Canada’s Drug Product Database, then a generic manufacturer can compare its drug against an alternate CRP, which could include another generic drug, when filing an Abbreviated New Drug Submission ( ANDS ).

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Quality by design with a focus on biosimilars

Pharmaceutical Technology

It aims to ensure the quality of medicines by employing statistical, analytical, and risk-management methodology in the design, development, and manufacturing processes of medicines. Biosimilars are biologic medical products that almost exactly replicate products already being manufactured by other companies.

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The Composition and Value of a Portfolio Analysis

Camargo

For example, streamlined programs can be limited to literature searches, nonclinical studies, demonstration of bioequivalence to an approved product, or a combination of nonclinical and bioequivalence studies, and their relatively low costs may be appealing. Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) Strategies.

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The drug industry continues to dare regulation

World of DTC Marketing

Pfizer and Merck have chosen to designate a select few generic manufacturers to produce cheaper versions of their drugs through the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP). Reportedly, the cost of production for molnupiravir stands at about $17.74. Experts across the board are predicting demand for antiviral drugs will rapidly outpace supply.

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When FDA-Approved Generics Fail: Brand Wellbutrin XL Antidepressant is Cheaper from Canada

Pharmacy Checkers

Sure enough, ConsumerLab.com discovered that the 300mg version was clearly not bioequivalent. Several years later, the FDA ordered bioequivalence tests and finally, through those results, which found, like ConsumerLab.com did, that the People’s Pharmacy was right, and forced the drug off the market. Compare Wellbutrin Prices.