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GDUFA III May Rely Less On PDUFA As A Role Model

 
• By Sue Sutter

Meeting opportunities codified in GDUFA II were adapted from the new drug user fee program experience but may not be well suited to the commodified generic drug industry built on volume and speed, industry representatives said at the recent FDLI annual meeting.

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Meeting opportunities imported from PDUFA may not be a good fit for the generic drug industry. • Source: Shutterstock

One and a half years into the second iteration of the generic drug user fee program, industry is questioning whether some of the processes adapted from the prescription drug review side are useful in expediting the market availability of generics.

The generic drug sector’s business model and market dynamics are so different from those of the innovator industry that the prescription drug user fee program model for meetings and interactions...

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