Regulatory

A citizen petition filed by Mylan on December 5, 2017 asks the FDA not to approve any ANDA for a generic version of Advair Diskus that relies on data from multiple-batch PK bioequivalence studies “unless,… Read more . . .

The FDA said in a Drug Safety Communication that it has approved the removal of Boxed Warnings about asthma-related deaths from ICS/LABA combination inhalers. The inhalers affected by the change are Advair Diskus, Advair HFA,… Read more . . .

Medical Developments International (MVP) has announced that the Decentralized Procedure for its Penthrox methoxyflurane inhaler marketing application has been completed, and the inhaler has been approved in an additional 22 countries. Penthrox has been available… Read more . . .

Acorda Therapeutics said that it has resubmitted an NDA for its Inbrija levodopa DPI for the treatment of OFF periods in Parkinson’s disease patients. The company originally submitted the 505(b)(2) application in June 2017, and… Read more . . .

Sunovion’s NDA for Lonhala Magnair glycopyrrolate inhalation solution (formerly known as SUN-101/eFlow) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of COPD, the company said. A US launch is planned in early 2018. In… Read more . . .

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe said that its marketing authorization application for a generic version of Seretide Accuhaler (Advair Diskus) for the treatment of asthma and COPD has been approved through the decentralized procedure in the Nordic… Read more . . .

Aradigm has announced that the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) will meet on January 11, 2018 to review the NDA for Linhaliq inhaled ciprofloxacin for the treatment of P. aeruginosa infections in non-cystic fibrosis… Read more . . .

GlaxoSmithKline and Innoviva have announced the submission of a supplemental New Drug Application for broader use of Trelegy Ellipta fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol DPI for COPD based on data from the IMPACT study. Trelegy Ellipta was initially… Read more . . .

According to Cipla, the company’s ANDA for generic budesonide inhalation suspension has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of asthma in children aged 12 months to 8 years. Cipla will market the generic… Read more . . .

The FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) met on November 16, 2017 to consider Bayer HealthCare’s NDA for ciprofloxacin inhalation powder for the reduction of exacerbations in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis patients who have bacterial lung… Read more . . .