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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. Developing biosimilars is an extensive and expensive process.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

As with other FDA-regulated products, such as human drugs and medical devices, the “regulatory review period” is composed of a “testing phase” and a “review phase.” FDA’s PTE regulations at 21 C.F.R. FDA explicitly said as much in the 1991 preamble accompanying proposed patent restoration regulations.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Jeffrey N. Not counting the two recent De Novo decisions that were not part of the original analysis, the total number of decision summaries posted for De Novos granted between CY 2022 and 2024 YTD is now 45/101 (43%). Gibbs — Thank you to readers of this blog.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 29, 2023

From the industry perspective, that process has begun with the public commitment already in 2022 to file for pricing and reimbursement in all member states within two years of getting approval and documenting progress in a portal. She also does not believe that the problems with Europe’s medicines can be solved with regulation.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

On September 18-20, Informa Connect will hold its annual #MDRPSummit in Chicago (and via livestream) to discuss the complex, ever-evolving laws and regulations in the government pricing and price reporting space. Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.’s s Faraz Siddiqui will speak on Tuesday, September 19, on Value-Based Agreements.

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Agency IQ

JULY 13, 2023

BY ALEXANDER GAFFNEY, MS, RAC JUL 10, 2023 10:02 AM CDT As of FY2023, the FDA has five user fee programs applicable to its life sciences portfolio: PDUFA (for non-generic prescription drugs and certain biologics), MDUFA (for medical devices), GDUFA (for generics), BsUFA (for biosimilars), and OMUFA (for over-the-counter monograph products).

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MAY 16, 2024

But there has been a recent string of large civil monetary settlements, some in the millions of dollars, to resolve allegations that hospitals’ non-compliance with the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and DEA regulations allowed employees to divert staggering quantities of controlled substances.

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Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers is a definitive, nonpartisan resource that includes the most current information about pharmacy dispensing channels, third-party payers, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), patients’ financial contributions, government regulations, and much more. addresses the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 2, 2024

What We Expect the FDA to do in August and September 2024 In this ongoing feature, AgencyIQ looks at public data to determine what the FDA is likely to do in the months ahead, including key deadlines, meetings, events, planned regulations, comment periods and more.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Jeffrey N. When we reviewed the De Novos that were granted between CY 2022 and 2024, we saw that only 28% had decision summaries posted: Posted 2022 2023 2024 Total Yes 18 of 23 (78%) 9 of 48 (19%) 1 of 30 (3%) 28 of 101 (28%) Dishearteningly, the trend is in the wrong direction.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Since the PTE statute was created with the September 1984 enactment of the Hatch-Waxman Amendments, and even post-AIA, there have been various instances in which FDA-regulated companies (or their counsel) have failed to timely submit a PTE application to the PTO within the statutory 60-day window ( see, e.g. , here ). Patent Nos. Patent Nos.

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JULY 22, 2024

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Today, FDA released a copy of a proposed rule to regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDTs), which is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on October 3rd. For more than 30 years, FDA has asserted that it has jurisdiction to regulate LDTs as medical devices and clinical laboratories as manufacturers.

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APRIL 10, 2024

increase at constant currency compared to the corresponding period in 2022. By mid-2022, Vial had secured over $100 million in venture funding, with General Catalyst leading a $67 million Series B financing round in November 2022. The company reported a revenue of $11,116 million for the first nine months of 2023, marking a 4.2%

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

By now, more than a year ago, on October 18, 2022, CVM held a virtual listening session on the regulation of animal foods with certain types of claims. CVM invited the public and stakeholders to comment on FDA’s regulation of animal foods with certain types of claims, that under the now withdrawn PPM, would be considered drug claims.

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Agency IQ

JULY 8, 2024

What We Expect the FDA to do in July and August 2024 In this ongoing feature, AgencyIQ looks at public data to determine what the FDA is likely to do in the months ahead, including key deadlines, meetings, events, planned regulations, comment periods and more.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

During a routine inspection in June 2022, Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) diversion investigators determined that People’s Rx pharmacy violated recordkeeping requirements, improperly dispensed controlled substances to practitioners for office stock and issued prescriptions without authorization. 16, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ).

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Briefly, on October 11, 2022, FDA issued a letter in response to a new dietary ingredient notification (NDIN) by Inner Mongolia Kingdomway Pharmaceutical Ltd. In a supplemental letter dated November 4, 2022, FDA addressed MKP’s arguments that FDA’s determination was incorrect. What led to NPA’s lawsuit?

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Agency IQ

JUNE 2, 2023

What We Expect the FDA to do in June 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. In 2022 and 2021, the Spring Unified Agenda was released in early/mid June.

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MAY 22, 2023

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) issued regulations implementing Proposition 12 on September 1, 2022, but their implementation was enjoined until July 1, 2023, pending the Supreme Court’s decision. Our focus is on the decision’s practical impact, which could be felt almost immediately.

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JUNE 28, 2023

In September 1998, CVM published Policy and Procedures Manual (PPM) 1240.3605, Regulating Animal Foods With Drug Claims , which provides guidance on how CVM regulates substances for animals. On October 18, 2022, CVM held a virtual listening session on the regulation of animal foods with certain types of claims.

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Agency IQ

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

BY ALEXANDER GAFFNEY, MS, RAC SEP 11, 2023 6:44 PM CDT Regulatory background: User fees and over-the-counter (OTC) drug reform Quick background: The FDA collects user fees as part of an essential bargain between regulators and industry. Industry wants its products reviewed quickly, efficiently and predictably. Read AgencyIQ analysis here.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

Four of the letters addressed failure to comply with drug Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations, four more stated that the recipients were distributing unapproved drug products, two alleged violations of the Quality System Regulation by medical device manufacturers, and one was addressed to a clinical investigator.

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MAY 9, 2023

In the interview, Khan spoke about the Commission’s efforts to regulate geolocation data trackers so that they don’t abuse their abilities. Khan was referencing a suit that FTC and DOJ filed against Kochava, a prominent location data broker, in August 2022. The interview aired on Monday, May 1.

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JUNE 19, 2023

Cato — The long-running saga of FDA regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has taken yet another new turn. Over the years we have blogged many times on the twists and turns of the efforts to regulate LDTs. And regulating LDTs through guidance documents is vulnerable to legal challenge on procedural grounds.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

The ramifications of the Federal Claims case and some of the other lawsuits brought by Vanda could be significant to regulated industry and to the food and drug bar. FDA-2022-N-2390 re Hetlioz (tasimelteon) supplemental NDA Pending 1:2024cv02202 (D.D.C.) VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

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MARCH 8, 2023

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — On March 17, 2023, enhancements to FDA’s electronic Medical Device Reporting (eMDR) system will go live. Test deployment for the changes listed above were deployed to eMDR on August 19, 2022 and will be deployed to production on March 17, 2023.

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Agency IQ

APRIL 26, 2024

Updated guidance on promotional labeling for biosimilars and interchangeables emphasizes a similar approach Today, the FDA issued a revised draft guidance on the development of promotional labeling for biosimilars, reference products, and—newly—interchangeable products. regarding its administration, preparation, storage, or safety).

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APRIL 30, 2023

As background, FDC Act § 505(q) states that FDA shall not delay approval of a pending ANDA, 505(b)(2) application, or 351(k) biosimilar application as a result of a citizen petition submitted to the Agency pursuant to 21 C.F.R. 1067, which first reared its head in Spring 2022 as an amendment to S.4348,

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Agency IQ

MAY 3, 2024

What We Expect the FDA to do in May and June 2024 In this ongoing feature, AgencyIQ looks at public data to determine what the FDA is likely to do in the months ahead, including key deadlines, meetings, events, planned regulations, comment periods and more.

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MARCH 24, 2024

On December 12, 2022, the district court granted intervenors’ motion for summary judgment, holding that federal law did not preempt the Arkansas statute under any theory. The court also noted that the practice of pharmacy is an area traditionally left to state regulation.

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Agency IQ

MARCH 1, 2024

In this piece, AgencyIQ explains what a government shutdown would mean for FDA’s regulatory processes and for the industry it regulates. AgencyIQ thought this would be a good time to go over what a government shutdown means for the FDA, and therefore what regulated industry needs to know. What are the impacts for regulated industry?

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The Pharma Data

MAY 2, 2022

The companies expect to complete submission of the NDA for treatment of MDD in the second half of 2022; associated filing for postpartum depression anticipated in the first half of 2023. The GABA system is the major inhibitory signaling pathway of the brain and central nervous system and contributes to regulating brain function.

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MAY 8, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won & Gail H. The draft guidance follows the December 2022 enactment of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022 (FDORA). Industry stakeholders seeking to provide feedback to FDA can submit comments to Docket: FDA-2022-D-2628 by July 3, 2023.

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MAY 13, 2024

Gibbs & Ana Loloei & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA has long touted the use of real-world evidence ( RWE ). By Jeffrey N. Congress has recognized the challenges with FDA’s acceptance of RWD and RWE.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won — The Center for Devices and Radiological Health’s (CDRH) Standards and Conformity Assessment Program (S-CAP) encourages medical device sponsors to use FDA-recognized voluntary consensus standards in their product submissions.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — On March 8th FDA granted Quidel’s Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA and Sofia 2 SARS Antigen+ FIA Control Swab Set. The new regulation is listed as 21 CFR 866.3982: “Simple point-of-care device to directly detect SARS-CoV-2 viral targets from clinical specimens in near-patient settings.”

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