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Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HP&M) is Pleased to Announce the Addition of Sara M. Keup as the new State Licensing Regulatory Expert for the Firm’s Licensing Practice

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

HP&M has been helping clients navigate the challenges of state licensing regulations for drugs, biologics, medical devices, OTCs, 503B outsourcing facilities, 503A pharmacies, foods, dietary supplements, cannabis, and wholesalers/distributors for many years. Keup has joined the firm to assist attorneys Karla L.

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FDA’s Revised Draft Guidance on Biological Product Promotion Provides Additional Recommendations/Clarifications

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

This Revised Draft Guidance provides considerations for manufacturers, packers or distributors (dubbed “firms”) of prescription biological reference products, biosimilar products, and interchangeable biosimilar products presenting data and information about such products in promotional materials in a truthful and non-misleading way.

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FDA Knows Its Own Strength—and It Includes Concentration

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Specifically, Boehringer asked FDA to interpret “strength” for biosimilars to mean “total drug content” to the exclusion of “concentration.” mL), to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with High Concentration Humira (e.g., mL), to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with High Concentration Humira (e.g.,

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OTC Hearing Aids: “Nothing to See Here” Says GAO Report

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

With input from medical professionals, stakeholder, trade associations, and patient advocacy groups, FDA provided a pathway to market for air-conduction hearing aids without a prescription or the involvement of a licensed professional. FDA does, however, expect to issue a report on OTC hearing aid adverse events to Congress by August 2024.

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Available for Preorder: The 2022 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Drug Channels

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. Download a free report overview for more details.

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

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.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You Updated guidance on promotional labeling for biosimilars and interchangeables emphasizes a similar approach

Agency IQ

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).