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Faster FDA Approvals Don’t Affect Generic Drug Availability or Cost

Pharmacy Checkers

I’m proud to share that PharmacyChecker has published a white paper that examines prices and availability of newly approved generic drugs. The KHN article concluded that the lack to generic availability in the U.S. 10 are available to order internationally The brand in the U.S. generic for 3 of the drugs.

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

Pharmacy Checkers

Years ago, they took on the Food and Drug Administration in regards to Budeprion XL distributed by Teva Pharmaceuticals, the supposed generic equivalent to the popular antidepressant, Wellbutrin XL. Many readers complained that it just wasn’t cutting it compared to the brand name version. Just switch back to the brand!”

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FDA Approves First Generic of Symbicort to Treat Asthma and COPD

The Pharma Data

Agency Supports Development of Complex Generic Drug-Device Combination Product to Improve Competition and Access to More Affordable Medicines. This complex generic drug-device combination product, which is a metered-dose inhaler, should not be used to treat acute asthma attacks. Today, the U.S.

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After FDA approval, Alkermes plans soft launch for antipsychotic Lybalvi

pharmaphorum

The FDA approval of Alkermes’ new antipsychotic drug Lybalvi couldn’t have gone any better for the company, but it could still face a big challenge positioning the new drug in the highly genericised market. The post After FDA approval, Alkermes plans soft launch for antipsychotic Lybalvi appeared first on.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

FDA Law Blog

Livornese — I saw the sign…and the answer is no—FDA-approved labeling apparently is not enough under state failure-to-warn laws, according to certain courts. Brand drugs, generic drugs, and medical devices alike have all been the target of state failure-to-warn litigation; in a recent case, OTC acetaminophen is the target.

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FDA approves first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product for treatment of diabetes

The Pharma Data

The substitution may occur at the pharmacy, a practice commonly called “pharmacy-level substitution” – much like how generic drugs are substituted for brand name drugs, subject to state pharmacy laws, which vary by state. Biosimilars marketed in the U.S.

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Valisure Supports Drug Importation

Pharmacy Checkers

Because they don’t do adequate testing to prove safety and effectiveness of drugs. Furthermore, the agency’s position that FDA-approved generic drugs work just as well as the brand is often not true. Indeed, according to Valisure, not all FDA-approved generic versions of brand drugs are created equal.

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