We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
Long-awaited guidance on designating a biosimilar as interchangeable with the reference product may soon be in the offing, based on an FDA request for comments on a proposed collection of information. 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Generic drugmakers charge a December draft guidance doesn’t go far enough in enabling them to obtain bioequivalence testing batches for drugs protected by REMS product safety protocols.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 slapped Canadian generics maker Apotex with a warning letter for serious lapses in current good manufacturing practices at its Bangalore, India, finished product plant. Read More
The FDA has again found Upsher-Smith Laboratories’ testosterone gel Vogelxo therapeutically equivalent to Auxilium’s Testim — knocking down Auxilium’s citizen petition demanding higher hurdles for 505(b)(2) NDAs aimed at its therapy. Read More
The FDA last week granted final approval to Mylan and Watson for generic versions of Pfizer’s blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex, allowing the companies to share 180-day exclusivity with Teva. Read More
After serving as FDA commissioner for six years, Margaret Hamburg has resigned, ending a tenure during which the agency boosted its focus on drugs for unmet needs, strengthened policing of compounding pharmacies and increased drug approvals. Read More
Drugmakers claiming a product is protected by a patent will need to make much more detailed justifications of their claims under a rule proposed by the FDA on Feb. 5. Read More
Hospira is looking to add another biosimilar candidate to its growing pipeline by partnering with Pfenex to develop and market a biosimilar of Genentech’s retinal disease therapy Lucentis. Read More
The value of pharma mergers, acquisitions and swaps dwindled in 2014, growing just 4.1 percent over 2013, compared with 52 percent growth the previous year, a new report shows. Read More
The UK’s health cost-effectiveness watchdog is recommending coverage of Norgine’s Targaxan to treat adults with a serious and potentially life-threatening brain condition caused by liver failure. Read More
Generic launches of the antibiotic Zyvox and the blood-thinner Lovenox have bolstered Teva’s U.S. injectables portfolio, the Israeli generics maker said Tuesday. Read More
CDER Director Janet Woodcock has tapped Jonathan Jarow for a 120-day stint as acting director of the Office of Medical Policy, effective Feb. 23. Read More