FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JULY 5, 2023

As a reminder, in Title I of the 2013 Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) (the Compounding Quality Act), Congress created the “outsourcing facility” FDA registration category, and set forth statutory parameters for their operation in new section 503B of the FDCA. See 21 U.S.C. 353b(a). Section II at 2. Draft Guidance III.B.2(e)

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Agency IQ

JANUARY 19, 2024

Seventeen products were orphan drugs, fourteen were generics and eight were biosimilars. Reviews of orphan medicines and biosimilars have remained stable over the past three years. There were eight biosimilars reviewed in 2023, which is comparable to 2021 (seven) and 2022 (eight), but lower than 2020, which saw 12 biosimilars reviewed.

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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.

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Agency IQ

JUNE 2, 2023

Curiously, there is no direction for the patient to seek out the full FDA-approved labeling. Information included in the PMI : FDA intends that the PMI would “highlight the most important information that patients need to know to help them use their prescription drug products safely and effectively.”

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The proposed rule will identify certain bulk drug substances that FDA has considered and is proposing to place on the 503A Bulks List and certain bulk drug substances that FDA has considered and is proposing not to include on the 503A Bulks List. The following PDUFA dates were obtained from publicly available sources.

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The Pharma Data

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 Net Revenues Were $16.112 Billion, an Increase of 8.4 Percent on a Reported Basis, or 12.5

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 27, 2021

At the end of March, the FDA approved Sarclisa ® in combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. net price, increasing usage of Toujeo ® , biosimilar glargine competition and lower sales in Europe (patient stockpilling in the first quarter of 2020). First-quarter sales in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

and Annex 1 Conference Joel Welch December 18 RAPS RAPS Webcast: FDA Forecast: What’s Next for the FDA in 2024 AgencyIQ Speakers December 21 HL7 REMS Public Call PDUFA Dates expected in November and December PDUFA dates represent the expected date of a regulatory decision by the FDA on a New Drug Application or Biologics License Application.

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The Pharma Data

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

MAY 21, 2024

FDA analyzed anorexia related to a medical condition, anxiety, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, pain, and post-traumatic stress disorder. (Thirty-eight states authorize marijuana for specific qualifying medical conditions.) Basis at 63-64.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 29, 2020

ULTOMIRIS – Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS): In September 2020 , Japan’s MHLW approved ULTOMIRIS for adults and children with aHUS. FDA approved the ULTOMIRIS 100 mg/mL formulation for PNH and aHUS. A global Phase 3 study of ULTOMIRIS in children and adolescents with aHUS is underway.

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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Cannabis in schedule III would require a prescription issued by a DEA-registered, state-licensed practitioner. 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.

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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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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The proposed rule will identify certain bulk drug substances that FDA has considered and is proposing to place on the 503A Bulks List and certain bulk drug substances that FDA has considered and is proposing not to include on the 503A Bulks List. The following PDUFA dates were obtained from publicly available sources.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

All DEA-registered practitioners may continue to prescribe via audio-visual telemedicine encounters schedule II-V controlled substances, and schedule III-narcotic controlled substances that are FDA-approved for opioid use disorder management and treatment.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 5, 2024

OASH concluded “there is widespread current experience with medical use in the United States” by licensed healthcare providers for which “such medical use is recognized by entities that regulate the practice of medicine in these states.”

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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.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JANUARY 9, 2024

However, before the state can start importing drugs, it must first submit for FDA approval a pre-import request for each eligible prescription drug it plans to import into the United States. This must be a Health Canada-licensed wholesaler that is registered with FDA as a foreign seller. See 21 C.F.R. 251.5; § 251.6(c).

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