The April total is the highest monthly total in seven months, but only a few are first generics. Approval volume might continue rising if FDA does not find too many applications requiring in-person inspections, which were largely postponed as part of coronavirus containment measures, Robert Pollock, senior advisor and outside director to the board at Lachman Consultants, said.
Generic drug approval totals peaked in April as the US Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Generic Drugs continued its teleworking output surge.
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