EAS would like to bring to your attention the Draft Guidance released by the FDA for ANDA Submissions – Amendments to Abbreviated New Drug Applications Under GDUFA. This guidance describes the significant difference between GDUFA I and GDUFA II Amendments and the timelines associated with their review. The FDA considers all submissions to an ANDA to be an amendment, they will be classified based on the content and issued a goal date consistent with that classification. Please review the guidance for further details.
In the FDA’s ongoing effort to make generic affordable drugs available to the public, they have published product-specific guidances describing the Agency’s current thinking and expectations on how to develop generic drug products therapeutically equivalent to specific reference listed drugs. These guidances are hoped to assist the generic pharmaceutical industry with identifying the most appropriate methodology for developing drugs and generating the evidence needed to support ANDA approval. Please see the FDA’s Product-Specific Guidances for Generic Drug Development webpage for more details.
The FDA issued a press release regarding its recent actions on bulk drug substances used for compounding. Their Bulk Drug Substances Nominated for Use in Compounding lists for 503A Category drugs and 503B Category drugs have been updated as of 23 July 2018. Included in the update are the changes to the lists and when the changes became effective. Please see the press release for full details.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public hearing to solicit input from the public on how to facilitate greater availability of biosimilar and interchangeable products while retaining the balance between competition and innovation. The hearing will be held on Tuesday 4 September 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Food and Drug Administration’s White Oak Conference Center. If you would like to participate and weigh in on this hearing, more information on how to register for the meeting or the live webcast can be found in the Federal Register Notice.
Guidance Document updates on the FDA website
All centers
Use of Electronic Health Record Data in Clinical Investigations
CDER
Oncology Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals: Nonclinical Studies and Labeling Recommendations
Smallpox (Variola Virus) Infection: Developing Drugs for Treatment or Prevention
Innovative Approaches for Nonprescription Drug Products
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) and Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) Products – Quality Considerations
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) and Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) Products – Quality Considerations
CDER & CBER
Assessing User Fees Under the Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2017
E17 General Principles for Planning and Design of Multiregional Clinical Trials
Field Alert Report Submission Q & A
Labeling for Biosimilar Products
E17 General Principles for Planning and Design of Multiregional Clinical Trials
CDRH
Metal Expandable Biliary Stents – Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions
CBER
Human Gene Therapy for Retinal Disorders
Long-Term Follow-Up After Administration of Human Gene Therapy Products
Human Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases
Human Gene Therapy for Hemophilia
CVM
Antimicrobial Animal Drug Sales and Distribution Reporting
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