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
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
With the issuance of its mandate on January 28, 2022, in Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Becerra, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld the orphan exclusivity for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc....more
On August 2, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule to amend its “intended use” regulations, codified at 21 CFR § 801.4 for medical devices and 21 CFR § 201.128 for drugs. This updated final...more
8/5/2021
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On October 17, the National People’s Congress (NPC) formally adopted a revised patent law, which will take effect on June 1, 2021. The new law includes significant changes in the intellectual property legal framework with...more
10/20/2020
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Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced policies intended to permit the importation of, and Medicaid reimbursement for, certain foreign prescription...more
On June 25, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court that reverses the government’s prior position by arguing that none of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable...more
7/15/2020
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 31 announced the establishment of a special emergency program to help speed actions on possible COVID-19 therapies. ...more
The Daily Report is a compilation of COVID-19 (coronavirus) news briefs from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time.
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3/25/2020
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On Friday, FDA published the final guidance, “Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability With a Reference Product,” which is intended to assist sponsors in demonstrating that a biosimilar product is interchangeable...more
On Thursday, FDA published the final guidance document, “Determining Whether to Submit an ANDA or a 505(b)(2) Application” that contains minor revisions to the October 2017 draft guidance. ...more
Faster review periods and waiver of requirement for Chinese clinical trials are intended to encourage marketing applications -
On 28 March China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) published a list of an...more
Wednesday, FDA released a letter stating how the agency intends to implement the scope of orphan drug exclusivity awarded to Eagle Pharmaceuticals’ Bendeka (bendamustine HCl) by the D.C. Circuit Court in Eagle...more
2/22/2019
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On January 4, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released draft amendments to the Chinese Patent Law, proposing expanded and enhanced protections that may provide real benefits to companies that develop new drugs. ...more
Yesterday, FDA released a series of guidances that aim to advance the agency’s biosimilars policy framework, along with a proposed rule on the definition of a “biological product,” which incorporates changes made by the...more
On 8 August 2018, in an unprecedented regulatory action, the China National Drug Administration (CNDA) called on international pharmaceutical companies to bring 48 new drugs to China. These new drugs are viewed to be urgently...more
This is the first time the China Drug Administration (CDA) provides details on how the data exclusivity applies to pre-clinical and clinical data submitted to the agency. Companies with plans to launch pharmaceutical products...more