Search Results: Regulatory Guidances

FDA Announces New Draft REMS Guidance

Last week, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced new draft guidance on risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) programs. The draft guidance provides for a single shared Drug Master File submission for all manufacturers of the same drug, which eliminates duplicative paperwork. This draft guidance is part of the FDA’s new two-pronged…

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FDA Releases Biosimilar Naming Guidance

FDA just released a final Guidance for Industry, “Nonproprietary Naming of Biological Products.”  The guidance provides that naming for originator biological products, related biological products, and biosimilars should include a “core name” followed by a four-letter suffix.  The core name typically will be the USAN Council name for the Reference Product (RP)….

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Guidance on Biosimilar Submission Requirements in Canada

Health Canada, the federal regulatory authority that evaluates the safety, efficacy, and quality of drugs available in Canada recently released a revised Guidance Document on Information and Submission Requirements for Biosimilar Drugs (“Guidance”).  The Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate (BGTD) within the Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada is the…

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Regulators Highlight Differing International Biosimilar Regulations; Interchangeability Guidance May Slip to 2017

Bloomberg BNA reported that a panel of regulators at the DIA 2016 Biosimilar Conference in Washington highlighted the differences among biosimilar regulations internationally and the ongoing changes as countries revise their biosimilar guidances. For instance, in Canada, biosimilars are regulated as new biologics as opposed to the U.S.’s abbreviated pathways…

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FDA to Issue Draft Guidance on Interchangeability by End of Year

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Last Thursday, October 20, the FDA held a scheduled public meeting on the reauthorization of the Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA).  The FDA heard from a wide spectrum of stakeholders, including patient/public health advocates, healthcare professionals, and industry representatives.  As we previously reported, the FDA had committed to publishing a draft…

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FDA BsUFA Goals Letter Outlines Plans for Guidance, Pushes Back Timeline on Interchangeability Guidance

FDA has published its performance goals and procedures (commonly referred to as FDA’s “goals letter” or “commitment letter”) for the Biosimilar Biological Product User Fee Act (“BsUFA”) reauthorization for fiscal years 2018 – 2022, ahead of its upcoming public meeting on October 20, 2016 to discuss FDA’s proposed recommendations for the BsUFA reauthorization….

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FDA Offers Perspectives on Enhancements to the Application Review Model

In a recent meeting, the FDA proposed modifications to the application review process for possible implementation into the Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA). These modifications included establishing a review model similar to “the Program” initiated under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). Highlights include a mid-cycle communication, a late-cycle…

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