💊FDA Notice on Heparin Sodium and Business Implications
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that HEPARIN SODIUM 1,000 UNITS IN SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER (heparin sodium) injectable, 200 units/100 milliliters (mL); HEPARIN SODIUM 2,000 UNITS IN SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER (heparin sodium) injectable, 200 units/100 mL; and HEPARIN SODIUM 5,000 UNITS IN SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER (heparin sodium) injectable, 1,000 units/100 mL under new drug application (NDA) 019042 were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) that refer to these products if all other legal and regulatory requirements are met.
Learn More💊FDA Affirms ROXICET Availability for Generic Drug Applications
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that ROXICET (oxycodone hydrochloride (HCl) and acetaminophen) tablet, 5 milligrams (mg)/325 mg, was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for oxycodone HCl and acetaminophen tablet, 5 mg/ 325 mg, if all other legal and regulatory requirements are met.
Learn More💊FDA Announces User Fee Rates for Generic Drugs FY 2026
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act or statute), as amended by the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 (GDUFA III), authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) to assess and collect fees for abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs); drug master files (DMFs); generic drug active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facilities, finished dosage form (FDF) facilities, and contract manufacturing organization (CMO) facilities; and generic drug applicant program user fees. In this document, FDA is announcing fiscal year (FY) 2026 rates for GDUFA III fees.
Learn More💰FY 2026 Animal Generic Drug User Fee Rates and Procedures
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the fee rates and payment procedures for fiscal year (FY) 2026 generic new animal drug program user fees. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), as amended by the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023 (AGDUFA IV), authorizes FDA to collect user fees for certain abbreviated applications for generic new animal drugs, for certain generic new animal drug products, for certain sponsors of such abbreviated applications for generic new animal drugs and/or investigational submissions for generic new animal drugs (JINADs), and for certain submissions related to JINAD files. This notice establishes the fee rates for FY 2026.
Learn More💊FDA Seeks Input on Generic Drug User Fees for 2028-2032
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is issuing this notice to request that interested parties, including patient and consumer advocacy groups, health care professionals, and scientific and academic experts notify FDA of their intent to participate in periodic consultation meetings on the reauthorization of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2028-2032. At the end of September 2027, new legislation will be required for FDA to continue collecting generic drug user fees for subsequent fiscal years for the generic drug program. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requires that FDA consult with a range of interested parties in developing recommendations for the next GDUFA program. The FD&C Act also requires that FDA hold continued discussions with patient and consumer advocacy groups at least monthly during FDA's negotiations with the regulated industry. The purpose of this request for notification is to ensure continuity and progress in these monthly discussions by establishing consistent representation by interested parties.
Learn More💊FDA Issues Guidance on Prioritized Generic Drug Submissions
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "ANDAs: Pre-Submission Facility Correspondence Related to Prioritized Generic Drug Submissions." This guidance describes the facility information to be submitted in a pre-submission facility correspondence (PFC) and how FDA will use this information to set a review goal for a priority abbreviated new drug application (ANDA). This guidance incorporates a program enhancement agreed upon by the Agency and industry as part of the negotiations relating to reauthorization of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) and as described in "GDUFA Reauthorization Performance Goals and Program Enhancements Fiscal Years 2023-2027" (GDUFA III commitment letter). This guidance finalizes for implementation the draft guidance of the same title issued on December 5, 2022.
Learn More💊FDA Determination on Epinephrine Supports Generic Drug Approvals
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that EPINEPHRINE (epinephrine) solution, 1 milligram (mg)/ milliliter (mL), prefilled syringe for intravenous use, was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdraw approval of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) that refer to this drug product, and it will allow FDA to continue to approve ANDAs that refer to the product as long as they meet relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
Learn More💊FDA Confirms ACTIGALL Not Withdrawn, Opens Market for Generics
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that ACTIGALL (ursodiol) capsule, 150 milligrams (mg), was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for ursodiol capsule, 150 mg, if all other legal and regulatory requirements are met.
Learn More💊FDA Draft Guidance on Fluticasone Propionate Impacting Generic Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a new draft guidance for industry entitled "Draft Guidance on Fluticasone Propionate." The new draft guidance, when finalized, will provide product-specific recommendations on, among other things, the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for fluticasone propionate nasal spray, metered.
Learn More💊FDA Announces Public Meeting on Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is hosting a public meeting on the reauthorization of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) for fiscal years (FYs) 2028 to 2032. At the end of September 2027, new legislation will be required for FDA to continue to collect generic drug user fees for future FYs. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requires that before FDA begins negotiations with the regulated industry on GDUFA reauthorization, we publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting public input on the reauthorization; hold a public meeting at which the public may present its views on the reauthorization, including specific suggestions for changes to the goals referred to in the GDUFA Reauthorization Performance Goals and Program Enhancements Fiscal Years 2023-2027 (i.e., the GDUFA III Commitment Letter) (https://www.fda.gov/industry/ generic-drug-user-fee-amendments/gdufa-iii-reauthorization); provide a period of 30 days after the public meeting to obtain written comments from the public; and publish the comments on FDA's website. FDA invites public comment on the GDUFA program and suggestions regarding the features FDA should propose for the next GDUFA program cycle. These comments will be published and available on FDA's website.
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