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APRIL 7, 2022

This unprecedented CMS decision effectively denies all Medicare beneficiaries access to ADUHELM ® (aducanumab-avwa), the first and only FDA-approved therapy in a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs. It may also limit coverage for any future approved treatment in the class. About Biogen.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

That Policy Statement , issued on September 14, 2023, warns companies that improper listing of patents in the Orange Book could be “ an unfair method of competition in violation of the FTC Act ”. The FDA Commissioner is quoted as saying that “[t]he FDA stands ready to assist the FTC.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The 14th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implant and Related Sciences is poised to captivate the global scientific community from November 8-11, 2023, as it convenes in Seoul, Korea. The comprehensive agenda for the symposium can be accessed in its entirety here.

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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promotional labeling for biosimilars and interchangeables emphasizes a similar approach Today, the FDA issued a revised draft guidance on the development of promotional labeling for biosimilars, reference products, and—newly—interchangeable products.

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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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MARCH 26, 2024

In a seemingly run of the mill patent suit, Teva sued Amneal for infringement of 5 patents arising from the submission of Amneal’s ANDA referencing Teva’s combination product ProAir HFA NDA in fall 2023.

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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. The user fee program for OTC drugs is relatively young. Read AgencyIQ analysis here.

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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. Consider, for example, the following four PTO decisions we unearthed.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Koblitz — After years of silence from FDA on whether certain patents could be listed in the Orange Book, some manufacturers of drug and device combination products have had a rude awakening lately.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Tobolowsky — In January 2023, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. FDA-2023-P-0313 and FDA-2023-P-0344 ) regarding its product Hetlioz (tasimelteon). Vanda’s Hetlioz was, in fact, the first FDA-approved drug product to include braille labeling. 355(j)(2)(A)(v). patients in harm’s way.”

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MAY 15, 2023

The AAFCO OP includes FDA approved feed and color additives, substances that are subject to GRAS notifications (AGRNs), etc. AAFCO is requesting stakeholders, such as veterinarians, animal nutritionists, consumer groups, and the public, to provide feedback on the initial CFI by June 2, 2023.

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APRIL 30, 2023

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“Senate HELP”) is scheduled to take up legislation that could significantly limit access to the courts and immunize critical FDA decisions from timely judicial review. That bill is S.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

FDA fiscal year in review: New drug approvals in the wake of the pandemic and legislative reforms AgencyIQ analyzed CDER’s novel drug approvals in Fiscal Year 2023, identifying a recovery in approval numbers as the agency resumes a new normal following the pandemic. As a reminder, the U.S.

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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. AgencyIQ October 1 Nitrosamine testing due to FDA.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Valentine , as a 2023 Rising Star. Amongst his accomplishments, Law360 considered the role James has played in leveraging little-used pathways to FDA approval for often first-ever drugs to treat rare diseases (e.g., Karst Awarded WWL: Life Sciences 2023 Global Elite Thought Leader HP&M Director Kurt R. Gibbs Paul M.

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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.

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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.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Houck — In August 2023 the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) reschedule marijuana from schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule III. By Larry K.

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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. In the U.S., Ono Pharmaceutical Co.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

As part of the Warning Letter, OPDP states, “To date, no drug has been shown to improve ACM in COPD” and includes a footnote that states, “Through the issuance of this letter, FDA does not intend to convey any views on whether data that did show that Breztri improved ACM in COPD would support a change to the FDA-approved labeling for Breztri.”

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JUNE 2, 2023

BY ALEXANDER GAFFNEY, MS, RAC, LAURA DIANGELO, MPH MAY 30, 2023 9:39 PM CDT Regulatory background and context The FDA uses various controls, including labeling and warnings, to ensure that medical products are used appropriately and safely. OIRA eventually released the rule for release by the FDA (with changes) on May 10, 2023.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Percent on an Operational Basis, Due to Biosimilar Competition; Global Skyrizi Net Revenues Were $1.590 Billion; Global Rinvoq Net Revenues Were $731 Million. percent on an operational basis, due to biosimilar competition. Humira (adalimumab) loss of exclusivity (LOE) in 2023. Percent on a Reported Basis, or 12.5

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MAY 21, 2024

29, 2023) (“Basis”); NPRM at 44,603. In 2023, HHS conducted a different approach, a two-part test, to determine whether marijuana has a CAMU. FDA analyzed anorexia related to a medical condition, anxiety, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, pain, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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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. Bloomberg News reports that the National Institute on Drug Abuse agreed with the recommendation. Riley Griffin, et al.,

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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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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

We blogged on the December 5, 2023, letter from six Democratic governors to President Biden). The three letters together provide the range of actions DEA may take: no rescheduling from schedule I (former drug officials), rescheduling to schedule III (Democratic state attorneys general), or descheduling altogether (Democratic senators). (We

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MAY 5, 2024

Last August, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and HHS, after considering the eight-factor analysis required by the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) for scheduling substances of abuse, recommended DEA reschedule marijuana from schedule I to schedule III. 29, 2023). Letter to U.S. Letter to President Joseph R. 21 U.S.C. §

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