FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

156, a patent may be extended only once (even if it would be eligible for extension on more than one occasion because it applies to several FDA-approved products), and only one patent may be extended for each regulatory review period. Two PTE applications were submitted to FDA ( See FDA Docket Nos. Patent Nos.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

BsUFA III regulatory science pilot offers progress report, fields stakeholder criticisms and questions This week, FDA and its grantees briefed stakeholders on the status of research projects funded through the Biosimilar User Fee Act (BSUFA III) Regulatory Science Pilot Program.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

For example, in 2023, the EMA published its 2022 highlights report on February 16, followed by the detailed report on May 15. Seventeen products were orphan drugs, fourteen were generics and eight were biosimilars. This most recent year saw 80 total opinions, compared to 92 in 2022 and 97 in 2021. for the years 2020 to 2022.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

OCTOBER 1, 2024

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION et al Challenge to FDA approval of generic Hetlioz (tasimelteon) Pending 1:2023cv00629 (COFC) VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION et al Challenge to FDA approval of generic Hetlioz (tasimelteon) Pending ( Motion to Dismiss Denied-in Part/Granted-in-Part ) 1:2023cv02884 (D.D.C.)

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

AUGUST 12, 2024

The NADA applicant requested reconsideration, but FDA refused to set the testing phase at the INAD opening and instead used the date that a major health or environmental effects test on the drug was initiated. Plaintiffs performed the necessary studies on BRAVECTO and filed an NADA on April 8, 2014; FDA approved the NADA on May 15, 2014.

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MAY 2, 2022

AUSTEDO is the first and only FDA-approved product to treat both tardive dyskinesia in adults and chorea associated with Huntingdon’s disease. On March 9, 2022, the U.S. We are a global leader in generic, biosimilar and specialty medicines with a portfolio consisting of over 3,500 products in nearly every therapeutic area.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The use of a surrogate endpoint can considerably shorten the time required prior to receiving FDA approval. If the confirmatory trial shows that the drug actually provides a clinical benefit, then the FDA grants traditional approval for the drug. FDA-2022-E-3124 ). 6,992,207 covering PEPAXTO (Docket No.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Product sales increased 3% globally, driven by double digit volume growth across a number of our products including Prolia ® (denosumab), Repatha ® (evolocumab) and our biosimilar products MVASI ® (bevacizumab-awwb) and KANJINTI ® (trastuzumab-anns). AMGEVITA continued to be the most prescribed adalimumab biosimilar in Europe.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

APRIL 30, 2023

1067, the “ Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023 ,” and it would fundamentally transform the playing field for NDA, ANDA, BLA, and aBLA applicants seeking to preserve their rights in the wake of an adverse FDA approval decision. 1067, which first reared its head in Spring 2022 as an amendment to S.4348,

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 26, 2024

Last time, back in 2022 , the FTC took on REMS patents, explaining in litigation between Jazz and Avadel that the listing of REMS patents in the Orange Book is anticompetitive; this time, the FTC is going after device patents. Koblitz — The FTC appears to be on a mission to cleanse the Orange Book of patents it deems improperly listed.

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Agency IQ

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Until recently, the FDA relied on a monograph process through which firms could bring OTC drugs to market without FDA approval so long as it adhered to pre-set terms under the monograph. More recently, FDA published Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 user fee amounts on October 5, 2022 – several days after the start of the 2023 fiscal year.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

AUGUST 16, 2023

The last Warning Letter OPDP issued was in early 2022 to CytoDyn for promoting its investigational drug as an effective treatment for COVID-19 despite a failed study (and despite an FDA release issued a year prior about the same failed study – but that’s another story ).

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JUNE 2, 2023

The FDA recently concluded its work on a proposed rule focused on PMI. The regulator sent the rule to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) on October 4, 2022. OIRA eventually released the rule for release by the FDA (with changes) on May 10, 2023.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 1, 2021

Percent on an Operational Basis, Due to Biosimilar Competition; Global Skyrizi Net Revenues Were $674 Million; Global Rinvoq Net Revenues Were $378 Million – Second-Quarter Global Net Revenues from the Hematologic Oncology Portfolio Were $1.816 Billion, an Increase of 14.1 percent on an operational basis, due to biosimilar competition.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

What We Expect the FDA to do in October 2023 In this ongoing feature, AgencyIQ looks at public data to determine what the FDA is likely to do in the month ahead, including key deadlines, meetings, events, planned regulations, comment periods and more.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

What We Expect the FDA to do in November 2023 In this ongoing feature, AgencyIQ looks at public data to determine what the FDA is likely to do in the month ahead, including key deadlines, meetings, events, planned regulations, comment periods and more. November is packed with regulatory and industry meetings.

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JUNE 2, 2022

BYOOVIZ™ is the first FDA approved ophthalmology biosimilar BYOOVIZ, priced 40% lower than LUCENTIS®, provides an equally effective and more affordable treatment option to patients suffering from retinal disorders BYOOVIZ will be commercially available through major distributors across the U.S. on July 1, 2022.

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APRIL 7, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Supplemental New Drug Applications (sNDAs) for BRAFTOVI® (encorafenib) + MEKTOVI® (binimetinib) for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a BRAF V600E mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test. Updated February 14, 2022.

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MAY 4, 2021

Multiple innovative and biosimilar products across our portfolio delivered growth, demonstrating the strength of our business and the depth and breadth of our growth drivers. Lorbrena is now indicated for adults with metastatic NSCLC whose tumors are ALK-positive as detected by an FDA-approved test.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 13, 2024

4,631,286, where the PTO considered “whether Hoechst-Roussel is eligible to file an application for [PTE] based on a regulatory review conducted by its competitor, the marketing applicant Warner-Lambert, wherein Hoechst-Roussel was not associated with the regulatory review that led to FDA approval for commercial marketing of the approved product.”

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 21, 2024

Even though President Joe Biden had asked the Secretary of HHS and the Attorney General to “initiate the administrative process to review expeditiously how marijuana is scheduled under federal law” in October 2022 , we also wondered how the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and DEA would receive the HHS recommendation. Basis at 63-64.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

FDA had not approved an NDA or ANDA for cannabis for any indication in 2016. FDA did approve Epidiolex , a cannabidiol oral solution derived from cannabis, in June 2018. Statement from President Biden on Marijuana Reform, White House (Oct. DEA initially placed Epidiolex in schedule V, then later decontrolled it).

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Since that blog post, an important step forward was the decoupling of the coverage requirement from the FDA Birth Control Guide in the guidance provided by the Department to plans and issuers.

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Agency IQ

DECEMBER 1, 2023

What We Expect the FDA to do in December 2023 In this ongoing feature, AgencyIQ looks at public data to determine what the FDA is likely to do in the month ahead, including key deadlines, meetings, events, planned regulations, comment periods and more. The December calendar is packed with regulatory and industry meetings.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 5, 2024

Background In October 2022, President Biden directed the Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary and the Attorney General to “initiate the administrative process to review expeditiously how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.” After the public comment period closes, DEA will review comments and issue a final rule.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Few would oppose FDA-approved marijuana-derived medications if marijuana compounds are found to have medical value; the National Institute of Health should continue to fund research on any potential medical value of marijuana and on the harms of highly potent products. July 6, 2022). Letter to President Joseph Biden, et al.

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