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Drugmakers want to know when changes to chemical, manufacturing and controls in ANDAs and other drug and biologics submissions must be reported to the FDA, saying draft guidance lacks clear criteria and examples. Read More
The FDA continues to crack down on generic drugmakers that owe GDUFA fees, hitting Indian drugmaker Vista Pharmaceuticals with a warning letter for failing to pay fees for the last three fiscal years. Read More
The list of states allowing substitution of biosimilars for prescription medicines nearly doubled in the first half of 2015, as seven states joined the list of eight that passed similar laws in 2013 and 2014. Read More
Members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee are giving the FDA until Aug. 14 to provide information on whether NIH included any statements about quality control, sterility or cGMP compliance in INDs it filed with the agency. Read More
Drugmakers in the EU have less than eight months to conduct risk assessments of all the excipients they use, under good manufacturing practices guidelines imposed by the European Commission. Read More
The European Medicines Agency has issued draft guidance on the manufacture of finished dosage forms, clarifying what information drugmakers should include in the quality section of the common technical document that is part of a premarket application. Read More
Drugmakers making changes to analytical methods over the lifecycle of a drug should retain samples to permit comparative studies of the new and old methods, the FDA says. Read More
Drug compounding groups are urging the FDA to revise a draft memorandum of understanding that outlines how states should regulate small compounders, saying a proposed cap on interstate shipments of compounded products would hinder patient access and unduly burden state enforcement agencies. Read More