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Republican leaders from the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked the FDA to provide all documents related to the agency’s criminal investigations into the heparin contamination crisis. Read More
In its latest biennial report to Congress on high-risk government programs, the GAO downgraded its rating of the FDA’s action plans, saying CDER, CBER and CDRH’s long-term strategies lack adequate details and performance measures. Read More
Teva Pharmaceuticals has been named in a patent infringement lawsuit as it attempts to develop a generic version of Belbuca, a long-acting opioid painkiller sponsored by BioDelivery Sciences International and Arius Two. Read More
The FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs received 57 ANDAs in January, marking a nearly 76 percent decrease in submissions from the previous month, when the agency experienced a surge in applications. Read More
The head of the brand-name pharmaceutical industry’s trade group called for streamlining the generics approval process, and a greater shift to value-based payments. Read More
The FDA officially unveiled its recommendations for the second generation of user fee agreements covering generics and biosimilars, with commitments to eight-month reviews of priority generics. Read More
The USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board validated four of Acorda’s patents on the multiple sclerosis drug Ampyra, but a federal court still has to determine whether five of the drug’s patents are valid before generic drugmakers can market versions of Ampyra. Read More