U.S. prescription drugs can broadly be divided into two categories: 1) small molecule drugs and 2) biologics. Small molecule drugs tend to be chemically synthesized and often have molecular weights under 1,000 Daltons....more
3/9/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Biologics ,
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 ,
Biosimilars ,
BPCIA ,
FDA Approval ,
Final Guidance ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs
Introduction: Citizen Petitions in the News -
Citizen petitions and stay of action petitions (collectively, citizen petitions or petitions) are in the news. Formally, citizen petitions are a mechanism for "interested...more
11/7/2019
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Biosimilars ,
Citizen Petitions ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Final Guidance ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Noerr-Pennington Doctrine ,
Public Health ,
Sham Citizen Petitions
Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a statement (the statement) outlining a new policy to improve access and foster price competition for branded drugs that are...more
Drug Approval and Patent Listing Process -
Before being allowed to market a new drug1 in the U.S., branded drug manufacturers must submit a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and...more
On May 28, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated and remanded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) administrative decision denying five years of new chemical entity exclusivity for Amarin...more