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Mark Cuban’s Pharmacy Dreams Are Generic

Policy Prescription

Mark Cuban’s new online pharmacy venture – the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (“Cost Plus Drug”) – will not help overcome the biggest obstacle to drug affordability in America, which is drug company monopolies on patented brand name prescription drugs. Cuban refers to “basic prescription medications.”

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FDA approves first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product for treatment of diabetes

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration approved the first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product, indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Biosimilars marketed in the U.S. More than 34 million people in the U.S.

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FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for the treatment of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS or Progeria) and processing-deficient Progeroid Laminopathies (PL). .

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Recon: FDA approves Heron’s non-opioid anesthetic; Poll suggests low public trust in US health insti

The Pharma Data

Indian states turn to anti-parasitic drug to fight COVID-19 against WHO advice ( Reuters ). Japan vaccine chief blames drug approval system for slow inoculation drive ( Reuters ). Vaccine waiver talks can make drug firms the heroes, US trade chief says ( Reuters ) ( Law360 ).

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The Wholesaling Prohibition (Potentially) Demystified? FDA’s Take on Supply Chains for Section 503B Outsourcing Facilities

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Palmer — Last week FDA published a long-awaited Draft Guidance for outsourcing facilities addressing the Prohibition on Wholesaling Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Draft Guidance). See 21 U.S.C. 353b(a)(8). Section II at 2.

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Recon: Pfizer, BioNTech submit BLA for COVID vaccine; MHRA approves first drug under Project Orbis

The Pharma Data

Adcomm splits slightly in favor of FDA approving ChemoCentryx’s rare disease drug ( Endpoints ). Massachusetts sues Publicis for designing ‘marketing schemes’ to boost OxyContin sales ( STAT ). WHO approves emergency use of China’s Sinopharm Covid vaccine ( FT ).

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You FDA’s nonprescription advisors find no efficacy for phenylephrine

Agency IQ

FDA’s nonprescription advisors find no efficacy for phenylephrine This week, FDA’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee (NDAC) voted unanimously that current scientific data do not support the efficacy of oral phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant, aligning with FDA analysis — and re-analysis — of data.

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