GDUFA III Agreement Will Constrain Fee Revenue Increases

Generic user fee program's next iteration will also offer improved mid- and post-assessment communications for sponsors to receive feedback from US FDA.

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The capacity planning adjustment's effect on other user fee programs likely lead negotiators to cap the increases it could mandate in GDUFA. • Source: Alamy

Generic drug user fee revenue increases will be constrained in the coming years, a likely response to sponsors’ concerns about the growing burden of the charges.

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