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US FDA’s New Generics Chief: We Need More Flexibility For Complex Products

 
• By Derrick Gingery

Iilun Murphy said Hatch-Waxman was written with immediate-release oral drugs in mind, not the complex generics becoming more popular today. The agency is evaluating the issue.

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Iilun Murphy became the permanent Office of Generic Drugs director in June. • Source: Shutterstock

The new head of the US Food and Drug Administration’s generic drugs office suggested their regulatory foundation, the Hatch-Waxman Act, may need some updates to handle the growing number of complex products seeking approval.

Iilun Murphy, who became director of the Office of Generic Drugs on 18 June, said in an interview with the...

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