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Generics firm Pliva has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a decision by Iowa’s highest court that potentially paves the way for the company and other generics makers to be held liable in failure-to-update-label claims. Read More
Ranbaxy is fighting to reclaim its first-filer generic exclusivity on AstraZeneca’s blockbuster heartburn drug Nexium with a lawsuit challenging the FDA’s recent decision to rescind tentative ANDA approval for the therapy over manufacturing violations. Read More
British generic drugmakers want branded generics to be exempt from any further price cuts on brand pharmaceuticals, arguing their products already deliver greater savings than what can be achieved from government intervention. Read More
Australia’s supreme court has struck a victory for brandmakers in the country with a finding that extends the time they have to seek an extension on their drug patents. Read More
Teva has become the second generics maker to settle a lawsuit alleging that it conspired with AstraZeneca to delay generic entry of its blockbuster heartburn therapy Nexium, a move that comes as the judge overseeing the case continues to dampen plaintiffs’ antitrust claims. Read More
Mallinckrodt has sued the FDA over its decision last month to revoke the equivalence rating on the company’s generic version of Janssen’s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Concerta. Read More
Manufacturers that adapt existing drugs and biologics to treat rare diseases could receive an additional six months of market exclusivity for the original indication under a new bipartisan House bill. Read More
The FDA’s citizen petition process is overloaded with meritless petitions whose only purpose is to try to delay competition from generic drugs, despite past efforts at reforming it, the agency says. Read More
The FDA has proposed criteria for how an ANDA can receive an expedited review under the “first generic” review prioritization category, a move the agency hopes will ease industry confusion over the generic drug incentive. Read More
The recent spike in generic drug prices is not an isolated phenomenon, says a senator who introduced legislation last month that would require generics firms to provide a rebate to Medicaid if their prices rise faster than inflation, something that brandmakers already are required to do. Read More
In a temporary win for generics manufacturers, the FDA says it will delay its controversial generic drug labeling rule by nine months while it reviews 119 comments it received about the measure. Read More
The FDA’s quality metrics collection program is facing delays as the agency expands it to include biologics manufacturers in addition to drugmakers. Read More