📋FDA Guidance on Biosimilar Classification Categories Released
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Classification Categories for Certain Supplements Under BsUFA III." This guidance provides recommendations for applicants on classification categories A, B, C, D, E, and F for original and resubmitted prior approval supplements submitted to approved applications for biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar products under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). The commitment letter associated with the Biosimilar User Fee Amendments of 2022 (BsUFA III) sets forth these supplement classification categories and their associated review performance goals. This guidance is intended to help applicants identify the appropriate classification category and review goal date of the supplement being submitted. This guidance finalizes and replaces the draft guidance of the same title issued on August 11, 2023.
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 This guidance finalizes for implementation the draft guidance of the same title issued on December 5, 2022.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 Reopens Comment Period for Type VII Veterinary Master File Guidance
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is reopening the comment period for the notice announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry (GFI) that appeared in the Federal Register of January 7, 2025. In that notice, FDA requested comments on draft GFI #260 entitled "Type VII Veterinary Master File for Research and Development and Risk Reviews." The Agency is taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments before the agency begins work on the final version of the guidance.
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