FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JANUARY 11, 2024

The FIE determination released in fall 2023 involves the Reference Product AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) and two interchangeable biosimilars—first approved is Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm), filed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, which was followed by Abrilada (adalimumab-afzb), filed by Pfizer.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Prior Approval Supplement (PAS) to the Biologics License Application (BLA) for ABRILADA™ (adalimumab-afzb) as an interchangeable biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab). The Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA) goal date for an FDA decision is in Q4 2022. “An

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 29, 2023

What is likely to be the cumulative effect on innovation of the different losses in exclusivity, also given the forthcoming Patent Package which could link the review’s rules on product shortages to EU-wide compulsory licensing? He pointed out that Europe was the first region to approve biosimilars. You can compare timelines.

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Agency IQ

JULY 8, 2024

The court’s decision on June 28 is going to cause a frantic re-evaluation at every regulatory agency in the federal government and in every court in the country. We’re about to find out. Read AgencyIQ’s analysis of the Loper Bright decision ] Unified Agenda: What regulations is the FDA expecting to release through the end of the year?

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Agency IQ

OCTOBER 6, 2023

All products are received in one of two forms: A New Drug Application (or NDA, for pharmaceuticals) or a Biologics License Application (BLA, for biologics). AgencyIQ compiled these data using information in approval letters and review packages posted to the Drugs@FDA database. As a reminder, the U.S.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 3, 2021

The company announced donanemab received Breakthrough Therapy designation for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and its intention to submit a biologics license application (BLA) for donanemab under the accelerated approval pathway later this year based on data from TRAILBLAZER-ALZ. The increase in U.S. Revenue outside the U.S.

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Agency IQ

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Government shutdown: At present, the FDA has appropriated funding through January 19. While the FDA previously published a similar version of this document, Congress gave FDA new authority to require these plans. Expect nearly every company to be closely reading this document when it’s eventually published.

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