Drugs

FY 2023 GDUFA Research Priorities

FDA has published the Fiscal Year 2023 GDUFA Science and Research Priority Initiatives that were developed in collaboration with industry and the public. The document lists eight areas encompassing scientific challenges that the generic drug industry and the FDA generic drug program identified as being significant over the next five years:

develop methods for generics to address impurities such as nitrosamines;
enhance the efficiency of bioequivalence approaches for complex active ingredients;
enhance the efficiency of bioequivalence approaches for complex dosage forms and formulations;
enhance the efficiency of bioequivalence approaches for complex routes of delivery;
enhance the efficiency of bioequivalence approaches for complex drug-device combination products;
improve the efficiency of bioequivalence approaches for oral and parenteral generic products;
facilitate the utility of model-integrated evidence to support documentation of bioequivalence; and
expand the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.

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Gupta Raises Concerns About Overton’s Independence, Ideology

Overton Confirmation Remains Uncertain After Senate Hearing

FDA Classifies Boston Scientific Imager II Catheter Recall as Class I

FDA Approves Gazyva for Childhood-Onset Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome