Sponsors may submit supplemental applications for additional indications in advance so that approval will coincide with expiration of a reference product’s exclusivity or patent protection, new draft guidance states; agency targets six-month review of such supplements, rather than the 10 months provided under BsUFA II.
A new US Food and Drug Administration draft guidance aims to lay out an efficient route by which biosimilar product sponsors can add new or previously protected reference product indications to their labeling.
Biosimilar and interchangeable product sponsors may submit supplemental applications for additional indications in advance so that approval will coincide with...
Health Canada’s proposal to no longer require biosimilar manufacturers to prove the safety and efficacy of their product through Phase III clinical trials marks a pivotal change in Canada’s regulatory approach.
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ resmetirom could become the first approved treatment for non-cirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis in the EU, if the European Medicines Agency issues a positive opinion for the drug later this week.
FDA employees are concerned that while the budget authority total proposed for fiscal year 2026 meets the user fee appropriations' triggers, the FDA could have trouble meeting allocation triggers without cuts to non-review work.
The International Council for Harmonisation has identified four new topics that can benefit from global regulatory alignment, with timelines for initiating work to be determined later.
In a somewhat surprising move, President Trump’s Federal Trade Commission is continuing a crusade to delist improper listings from the FDA’s Orange Book. Law firm Polsinelli’s chair Chad Landmon discussed the impact of the move on the generic drug industry.
The group had been laid off as part of the 1 April reduction-in-force, which led to missed guidance publication deadlines.
Acadia’s Nuplazid for hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis appears safe from generic competition until well into the next decade, following a favorable infringement and validity decision by a US district court.
