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FDA Sort-of Commits to Meet with Generic Drug Manufacturers that Have Received Warning Letters

FDA Law Blog

Farquhar — A drug manufacturer’s bad post-inspection grade from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration – labeled an “Official Action Indicated” classification – is generally devastating for the facility, not least because it can stall FDA approval of applications to market drugs manufactured at the facility. By Douglas B.

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ACI To Host Multiple Events Featuring HP&M Speakers – Discounts Available to FDA Law Blog Readers

FDA Law Blog

The American Conference Institute (“ACI”) will be hosting a series of go-to forums on critical topics including novel therapeutics, cosmetics/personal care products and Paragraph IV disputes. Claud will be featured at the Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products in New York, NY.

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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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Prescription Drug User Fees Ex-PAND-ed to PANDAs (PANDA-monium Part II)

FDA Law Blog

Since 1984, generic drugs have been approved under ANDAs pursuant to section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); before 1984, no formal mechanism for an ANDA existed so FDA used sections 505(b) and 505(c) to approve follow-on drugs based on the Agency’s previous findings of safety and efficacy.

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In the News: August 2021 Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

Some Drugs May Require Reclassification to Devices. On August 9, the FDA published a Federal Register notice requesting information and comments regarding products currently classified as drugs which may require reclassification as devices. This is in response to the decision from the U.S.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: New Legislation Would Reform the ANDA Suitability Petition Process and Require Timely Assignment of 505(b)(2) NDA Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation Codes (“the Good”)

FDA Law Blog

Some of the bills introduced are related to a House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee hearing, titled “ Addressing Anticompetitive Conduct and Consolidation in Health Care Markets ,” while others found their way into the Bill Hopper because of a renewed interest in Congress to address drug prices (see a recent U.S.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: New Legislation Would Reform the ANDA Suitability Petition Process and Require Timely Assignment of 505(b)(2) NDA Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation Codes (“the Good”)

FDA Law Blog

Some of the bills introduced are related to a House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee hearing, titled “ Addressing Anticompetitive Conduct and Consolidation in Health Care Markets ,” while others found their way into the Bill Hopper because of a renewed interest in Congress to address drug prices (see a recent U.S.