Pearls of Wisdom

Reminder of eCTD Deadlines Approaching

A reminder that Electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) deadlines are approaching. All submissions to the FDA including NDA, ANDA, BLA and DMFs are required to be submitted in eCTD format beginning on May 5, 2017.  IND submissions are required to be submitted in...

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News on Compassionate Use

The FDA has been working to improve the process used by physicians to request Expanded Access -- Compassionate Use to investigational drugs and biologics for their patients who need these therapies to stay alive.  In a statement released in early June from FDA...

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Update on OTC Drug User Fee program activity

FDA’s recent public meeting on June 10th discussing a user fee program for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs indicates new activity in this program. Expert opinion was heard at the meeting with the acknowledgement that this is a very enormous undertaking with a small staff...

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