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Decades Later, Congress Continues Debating the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics (and Biosimilars) Act; But will the Recent Jarkesy SCOTUS Decision Finally Put an End to the Insanity?

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Shumsky — As readers of this blog know ( see, e.g. , here ), the Affordable Generics (and Biosimilars) Act has been floating around in Congress for the better part of two decades. The latest iteration of the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act making its way through Congress is Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) S.

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Separating the Hype from the Hyperbole Surrounding FDORA’s Alternatives to Animal Testing under the FD&C Act

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Since 1962, the FD&C Act has authorized FDA to require that sponsors of clinical trials submit data from “preclinical tests (including tests on animals)” in order to demonstrate that their drug is safe enough to advance to testing in humans. FDORA § 3209(a)(1). FDORA § 3209(a)(2). 42 U.S.C. § 262(k)(2)(A)(i)(I). 42 U.S.C. §

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

Moreover, an extra six months of RDP for drugs with full comparator clinical trials (rather than showing only that a drug is no worse than the standard of care). Will this be a viable solution? Clinical trials The draft outlines the requirement for clinical trials in children where a drug is approved in adults for a different disease.

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FDA Action Alert: MacroGenics and Amgen

The Pharma Data

MacroGenics , based in Rockville, Maryland, has a target action date of December 18 for its Biologics License Application (BLA) for margetuximab in combination with chemotherapy for patients with metastatic HER2+ breast cancer. Amgen’s ABP 798, a Biosimilar to Genentech’s Rituxan. Read on for this week’s.

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Proposals for changes to EU pharma legislation raise concerns for SMEs

Drug Discovery World

The EC also says that earlier availability of generic and biosimilar medicines will be facilitated, and market authorisation procedures simplified. Speeding up procedures The reform hopes to create an innovation-friendly regulatory environment, with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) providing better early regulatory and scientific support.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You FDA’s new guidance on postapproval manufacturing changes for biosimilars focuses on current practice, new dosage forms

Agency IQ

FDA’s new guidance on postapproval manufacturing changes for biosimilars focuses on current practice, new dosage forms Meeting a biosimilar user fee commitment, the FDA is expanding on its recommendations for biosimilar and interchangeable product applicants asking the FDA for post-approval manufacturing changes.

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Article EMA Thank You EMA’s 2023 new medicines report suggests return to pre-pandemic volume

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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.