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The drug industry continues to dare regulation

World of DTC Marketing

Reportedly, the cost of production for molnupiravir stands at about $17.74. A new study estimates the causal effects of coupons for branded drugs without bioequivalent generics using variation in coupon introductions over time and comparing differential responses across enrollees in commercial and Medicare Advantage plans.

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

Pharma in Brief

On January 26, 2024, Health Canada published a Notice concerning its application of the definition of Canadian Reference Product ( CRP ) in the Food and Drug Regulations ( Regulations ). For instance, the generic drug must be β€œthe pharmaceutical equivalent of the [CRP]” and be β€œbioequivalent with the [CRP]”.

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In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

Unpacking the (Black) Box: Antares Licenses Urology Product with Boxed Warning. When the FDA requires a product’s labeling to include a boxed warning (also called a β€œblack box warning” because the text is surrounded by black border), the potential market value of the drug often drops severely. In October, the U.S.

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Quality by design with a focus on biosimilars

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to Dr Mansoor Amiji of Northeastern University: β€œInstead of relying on product quality as a readout after the product is made, you start to implement these procedures into the product production processes. Practising QbD in biosimilar product development.

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Biosimilars vs. Interchangeable Biological Products: FDA Fact Check

XTalks

While the approval pathway for biosimilar products was established 12 years ago, there are still misconceptions about how biosimilars are approved, biosimilarity versus interchangeable status and which patients can be treated with biosimilars. What is an Interchangeable Biological Product? What is a Biosimilar?

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FDA Knows Its Own Strengthβ€”and It Includes Concentration

FDA Law Blog

Relevant here, FDA interpreted in Guidance that a proposed injectable biosimilar must β€œdemonstrate that its product has the same strength as the reference product by demonstrating that both products have the same total content of drug substance (in mass or units of activity) and the same concentration of drug substance.”

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Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 2: Regulatory Pathways and Pharmacometric Analysis

Camargo

The development of biological products (or biologics) represents a major advancement in modern medicine, enabling the treatment of patients with many illnesses where no other therapeutics were previously available. The regulations regarding BLAs for therapeutic biological products are included in 21 CFR parts 600 , 601 , and 610.