The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today published more than 200 complete response letters (CRLs) issued between 2002 and 2024. FDA reports that it has only published CRLs sent to companies whose drug and biological...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently considered a novel question regarding calculation of the regulatory review period for patent term extension (PTE) under 35 USC § 156 for reissued patents....more
On August 20, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a comment letter in support of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) June 2024 draft guidance on biosimilar interchangeability (the “Draft Guidance”). When...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the establishment of a public docket to obtain information and comments to help FDA assess how best to advance the development of new biosimilar biological...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance on its “Platform Technology Designation Program,” which aims to streamline drug development, manufacturing, and marketing application review for products...more
On April 30, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it sent a new set of warning letters to ten pharmaceutical companies. The letters inform the companies that the FTC has notified the Food and Drug...more
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the draft guidance “Real-World Evidence: Considerations Regarding Non-Interventional Studies for Drug and Biological Products,” which provides recommendations to...more
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the proposed rule “Medication Guides: Patient Medication Information,” which would significantly change the agency’s prescription drug product labeling...more
The Supreme Court of the United States has denied certiorari in the Teva v. GSK “skinny labeling” case, leaving intact the Federal Circuit’s August 2021 decision, which we summarized online here. In the article below, we...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two new draft guidance documents on pediatric drug development and exclusivity, most notably clarifying that, under a new proposed policy that would come into play upon...more