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Biosimilars are expected to account for roughly 4 percent of all biologics sales over the next 10 years, saving the U.S. healthcare system an estimated average of $44.2 billion, according to new research that forecasts significantly lower savings from the products than another widely cited study. Read More
The number of patent lawsuits filed over generic drug challenges has spiked this year, a development that coincides with the widely anticipated “patent cliff” of many brand drugs losing protection. Read More
The entire class of prescription and over-the-counter proton pump inhibitors do not require a boxed warning, but some prescription PPIs should contain a medication guide, the FDA said in response to a long-waiting citizen petition. Read More
The FDA is asking drugmakers to use the data universal numbering system (DUNS) to register their manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and abroad. Read More
An HHS watchdog will audit how the FDA inspects generics manufacturing facilities, oversees postmarketing studies and ensures compliance with clinical trial reporting requirements, as well as how the drug industry is implementing the track-and-trace law. Read More
The Republican landslide in Tuesday’s midterm election will put GOP lawmakers in the driver’s seat on the generics labeling rule, user-fee negotiations and agency funding, but experts say the political shift’s impact remains uncertain. Read More
Generic drugmakers want the FDA to better define what qualifies for a “controlled correspondence” under a draft guidance that aims to speed agency responses to manufacturer queries. Read More
The FDA has made progress addressing its looming ANDA backlog, assigning 65 percent of the languishing applications a targeted action date, say top agency officials, who add that new generic drug review processes will improve response rates going forward. Read More
To avert drug shortages, Health Canada has partially lifted an import ban on products from three Indian manufacturing facilities that were barred from doing business in the country due to quality violations. Read More
Generics giant Mylan confirmed its intention to merge with Abbott Laboratories and reincorporate in the Netherlands early next year, a move that comes as other U.S. pharma companies have abandoned their plans to move overseas in the face of new U.S. tax rules. Read More