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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 “black 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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FDA Knows Its Own Strength—and It Includes Concentration

FDA Law Blog

Relevant here, FDA interpreted in Guidance that a proposed injectable biosimilar must “demonstrate 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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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 3. and PART 3½)

FDA Law Blog

156 for certain FDA-regulated products, we know what you were thinking. Part 2 (“Part Deux”) investigated the PTO’s position and recent decisions on PTE applications for patents covering products approved—and then withdrawn years later—under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act’s Accelerated Approval provisions (and otherwise).

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Buscopan vs Mebeverine | OTC IBS treatment

Druggist

Mebeverine, on the other hand, is a generic name of the drug, which is also known as Colofac (brand name). Both products contain the same active ingredients regardless of whether they are prescribed or purchased over the counter: Each Buscopan tablets contains 10mg of hyoscine butylbromide.

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

Regulatory data protection (RDP) period RDP refers to the time when generic drug makers cannot refer to an innovator drug’s data to obtain a marketing authorisation 2. However, stakeholders should be aware that the leaked review contains no such analysis. They said: “This assertion raises some difficult questions.

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Lymecycline for ACNE: Questions & Answers

Druggist

Lymecycline is usually prescribed as a generic drug – lymecycline 408mg capsules or occasionally as a branded medication called Tetralysal 300 mg capsules. Both drugs are the same medicines. Although licensed for acne, minocycline is rarely prescribed in the UK. Over the counter products for the treatment of acne.

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Cerelle vs Cerazette: Are they really the same?

Druggist

Do generic, and branded drugs produce exactly the same effect? . Both contraceptives contain the same active ingredient: desogestrel (75 micrograms), a female sex hormone (synthetic progestogen). In terms of prescribing, both contraceptives are regarded as the same drug. . Cerelle vs Cerazette: are they the same?