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In a preview of how the FDA’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality will speed approval of generic drugs, the office is rolling out a framework for ANDA filers to respond to minor agency queries involving chemistry, manufacturing and control issues early in the review cycle. Read More
TWi Pharmaceuticals’ bid to market a generic version of Par Pharmaceutical’s AIDS drug Megace ES was dealt a major blow last week after a federal appeals court overturned a lower court’s ruling that had cleared the way for the product. Read More
A compounding pharmacy pled guilty last week to manufacturing contaminated products that caused skin infections, the first compounder to be convicted of criminal charges for poor quality since the FDA gained new authority in 2013. Read More
The European Union has banned imports of Ranbaxy’s injectable antibiotic cephalosporin following an inspection by German regulators who found the company’s Dewas, India, facility was not in compliance with good manufacturing practices. Read More
The FDA wants to make it easier for generics firms to acquire samples from brandmakers who claim drug safety protocols prevent them from selling the products for bioequivalence testing. Read More
Manufacturers are urging the FDA to ax three proposed quality metrics related to annual product reviews that would measure a facility’s quality culture, claiming they are too burdensome, unnecessary and confusing. Read More
Sponsors of multi-site clinical trials should take greater advantage of their ability to use a single institutional review board, says a draft policy that seeks to require the practice for all NIH-supported domestic trial sites. Read More
The FDA this week approved two drugs for rare bone marrow cancers: Amgen’s Blincyto for Philadelphia chromosome-negative precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and Incyte’s Jakafi for a new indication to treat polycythemia vera. Read More
Brazil is providing more clarity around voluntary public-private partnerships that aim to expand access to affordable drugs, but questions remain about transparency of the program and the division of markets between competing partnerships. Read More
The FDA says it plans soon to release new guidance on complying with product track-and-trace requirements that kick in Jan. 1, but industry says the agency also should strengthen rules that clarify that federal regulations preempt state laws. Read More