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The FDA gave tentative approval to Mylan’s ANDA for a generic Nexium last week, but denied final approval due to lasting exclusivity protections — almost guaranteeing Teva the only generic version of the blockbuster heartburn drug on the market for months to come. Read More
An FDA advisory committee will meet next month to consider Celltrion’s biosimilar version of Janssen’s Remicade, putting the agency on track to meet a goal of reviewing five biosimilar applications a year. Read More
Pfizer’s novel breast cancer drug Ibrance shows reasonable evidence of clinical benefit to warrant marketing it ahead of a Phase III study, the FDA said in granting accelerated approval Tuesday. Read More
Generic drugmakers charge a December draft guidance doesn’t go far enough in enabling them to obtain bioequivalence testing batches for drugs protected by REMS product safety protocols. Read More
The FDA has given a Teva subsidiary the first greenlight for a generic Nexium in a snub to Ranbaxy, which is suing the agency after having its ANDA first-filer status on the therapy revoked over GMP violations at its India plants. Read More
The European Medicines Agency has extended its pilot program for coordinating international generic drug applications. Under the pilot, drugmakers can make joint submissions through the EU’s centralized procedure and the regulatory authorities of Australia, Canada, Taiwan and Switzerland. Read More
The FDA has green-lighted Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim’s combination treatment Glyxambi as an adjunct to diet and exercise for adults with type 2 diabetes. Read More