FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 27, 2023

Such codes need to be placed on device labels and packages to allow devices to be easily identified and tracked throughout their lifecycle, except where the rule provided for an exception or alternative. Once the device is required to bear a UDI, any NHRIC and NDC codes will no longer be permitted on the device label or device packaging.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This amendment marks the first significant revision of Part 820 since 1996, which established the Quality System (QS) regulation and “included requirements related to the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, designing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, storing, installing, and servicing of devices intended for human use.”

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 3, 2024

Conclusion Although the BIOSECURE Act has not been passed by Congress (or signed by the President), its sponsors are expected to push for its inclusion in the FY25 NDAA or as part of other omnibus legislative packages that arise this year.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 8, 2023

For any major changes, additional time will be granted between the release of the implementation package and production deployment. Although FDA intends to follow this schedule, emergency fixes may be implemented outside of the schedule. Although FDA intends to follow this schedule, emergency fixes may be implemented outside of the schedule.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The appeal of distilling down the extensive process that goes into the decision to approve an application into a single package is easy to see, and some may be interested in only the ultimate distillation – an approval is issued or not. There are those who are willing to read through the more extensive package consisting of all the reviews.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 2, 2022

Data from the completed studies of zuranolone in the LANDSCAPE and NEST clinical development programs, including data from the ongoing open-label SHORELINE Study in MDD, as well as data from the completed clinical pharmacology studies, will comprise the full submission package.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JUNE 26, 2024

package labeling is optional). However, the applicant is not required to include all attachments to complete the submission (e.g.,

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 21, 2024

As the new law unfolds—and as state laws regarding ingredients and packaging, as well as laws regarding environmental claims continue to affect the cosmetics and personal care industries—the topics covered at the conference have never been more relevant.

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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

JANUARY 3, 2024

Specifically, CVM ensures that animal drugs are safe and effective, properly made, and adequately labeled and packaged; food-producing animals only take drugs that would be safe for humans to consume; pet foods and additives are safe; and educates the public, monitors the market, and encourages development of new animal health products.

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

However, developing an accelerated IND application requires that good laboratory practice (GLP) toxicological data must be generated, collected, interpreted and integrated in the IND-enabling data package.

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Agency IQ

JULY 8, 2024

Letter Program Tag Commitment Due Date PDUFA Advancing RWE Program Report containing aggregated and anonymized information describing RWE submissions to CDER and CBER.

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 2, 2024

Title Type Comments Close Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Logic Model: A Framework to Link Program Design With Assessment; Draft Guidance Draft Guidance August 5 Standardized Format for Electronic Submission for Marketing Applications Content for the Planning of Bioresearch Monitoring Inspections for Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (..)

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Guidance advises that the meeting request not be submitted until “significant progress” toward remediation has been made.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JUNE 12, 2023

Although many states adopt or reference AAFCO’s Model Bill for Pet and Specialty Pet Food, often the nuanced application or understanding of these model regulations by an individual state or individual regulator creates a barrier for compliance in one state, while the same product with the same packaging passes scrutiny in others.”

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Agency IQ

MARCH 1, 2024

Notably, shutdowns can be either total or partial – as noted above, there are 12 appropriations bills, and if a subset of those bills are passed then only those agencies and Departments without an appropriations package will shut down (partial shutdown). If none of the 12 bills are completed, then all government operations shut down.

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Agency IQ

MAY 3, 2024

Title Type Comments Close Key Information and Facilitating Understanding in Informed Consent Guidance for Sponsors, Investigators, and Institutional Review Boards Draft Guidance April 30 Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment Draft Guidance May 13 Select Updates for the Premarket Cybersecurity Guidance: Section 524B of the (..)

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Agency IQ

JUNE 2, 2023

Within the realm of FDA-required labeling, there are currently a few different types of information a sponsor might develop specifically for patient use: medication guides, instructions for use (IFU), consumer medical information (CMI) and patient package inserts (PPI).

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

AUGUST 17, 2023

The difference at issue here is the fact that Vanda’s Hetlioz product includes braille writing on its packaging, with some accompanying language (“Do not cover Braille”), and the generic products’ labeling does not. . § 314.94(a)(8)(iv),

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The term “drug product information” is now defined to include NDC, drug name, units per package size (UPPS), drug category (S, I, or N), unit type (e.g., CMS’ final regulation expansively defines a “misclassification” to include not only misclassifying the drug category (e.g.,

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 3, 2021

The company confirmed the tirzepatide SURPASS program has met global regulatory submission requirements for evaluating cardiovascular risk and its intention to submit the registration package to regulatory authorities by the end of 2021. Revenue outside the U.S. decreased 28 percent to $95.6 million, primarily driven by decreased volume.

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Agency IQ

OCTOBER 27, 2023

December 2023 Fixed-Combination and Co-Packaged Drugs: Applications for Approval and Combinations of Active Ingredients Under Consideration for Inclusion in an Over-the-Counter Monograph (Final Rule) The final rule amends FDA regulations on fixed-combination prescription and nonprescription drugs.

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Agency IQ

JUNE 9, 2023

Here, we’re starting some deeper analysis of aspects of the proposal package with a look at the impact of orphan drug provisions, seeing what impact the new provisions and the surrounding uncertainty might have on innovation. Reduced market exclusivity would foster generic and biosimilar competition through earlier market access.

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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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The Pharma Data

APRIL 4, 2023

Biosimilars help patients to gain broader access to effective and high-quality treatments that improve their disease therapies,” said Rebecca Guntern, Head of Region Europe, Sandoz. It has a leading global portfolio with eight marketed biosimilars and a further 15+ in various stages of development.

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Agency IQ

MAY 3, 2024

The pharma reform package remains in E.U. In the interim, the European Council will continue to discuss the package, and stakeholders may gain some insight into the Council’s thinking near the end of May. leaders’ eyesight as the Parliament winds down ahead of its June elections. On April 10, the E.U. On April 10, the E.U.

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Agency IQ

MAY 31, 2024

Even small changes in the Parliament’s composition could have an impact on ongoing legislative discussions, such as the revisions to the pharma reform package. The current European Parliament and Commission have confirmed their position on the pharma package, but the European Council is still working on its negotiation position.

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Agency IQ

OCTOBER 27, 2023

policy, such as public registers, drafts, reflection papers, concept papers, and guidance documents expected through Q1 2024.

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 2, 2024

Another legislative area that will also likely receive more attention will be the pharma reform package , since the two Parliament rapporteurs to lead the package negotiations were recently appointed.

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Agency IQ

DECEMBER 1, 2023

December 2023 Fixed-Combination and Co-Packaged Drugs: Applications for Approval and Combinations of Active Ingredients Under Consideration for Inclusion in an Over-the-Counter Monograph (Final Rule) The final rule amends FDA regulations on fixed-combination prescription and nonprescription drugs.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The rules were implemented to enhance patient safety protections via revised drug handling, packaging, and delivery requirements. The rules include changes to the notification process, medication packaging, the handling of reports, and safety issues.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 9, 2025

John Claud will speak at a session titled Beauty in Developing World Markets: Contrasting Opportunities and Challenges in the Latin American and Chinese Cosmetics Markets, where he will explore two areas of global focus for the cosmetics industry: Latin America and China.

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Agency IQ

JULY 28, 2023

That would leave 19% of staff affected by furloughs. But despite the law’s age, it is not yet fully operational.

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Drug Patent Watch

JANUARY 7, 2025

When educating elderly patients: Be patient and take extra time to explain concepts Use larger print materials for easier reading Address concerns about changes in pill appearance or packaging Communicating with Young Adults Younger patients may be more open to generic drugs but might lack knowledge about how they work. ” FDA.gov, 2021.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JANUARY 20, 2025

In the absence of a common or usual name or other name established by federal law or regulation, food sold in packaged form must be labeled with an appropriately descriptive term or a fanciful name commonly used by the public. For foods that do not have established definitions and standards of identity (i.e.,

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As justification, the governors argued that state-regulated cannabis would require age verification, packaging and labeling standards, testing and warning symbols or statements, and allow for tracking products from seed to sale.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Karst We learned earlier this week that an allision (a runner-up to Merriam-Websters 2024 Word of the Year, polarization) may be poised to occurperhaps within a fortnight (another runner-up to Merriam-Websters 2024 Word of the Year thanks to Taylor Swift)as Congress considers various pieces of healthcare legislation as part of its year-end package.

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