Advancing toward the goal of global approval for generic drugs: FDA proposes critical first steps to harmonise the global scientific and technical standards for generic drugs

18 October 2018 - Too many Americans struggle with the high cost of drugs. In some cases, patients go without ...

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FDA again approves record-breaking number of generic drugs

11 October 2018 - The FDA approved or tentatively approved a record-setting 971 generic drugs in fiscal year 2018 that ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner on new efforts to advance the development of generic copies of complex drugs to improve patient access to medicines

9 October 2018 - As part of the U.S. FDA’s efforts to promote drug competition and patient access, we’ve advanced ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner on new agency actions to further deter ‘gaming’ of the generic drug approval process by the use of citizen petitions

2 October 2018 - When I announced the Drug Competition Action Plan, or DCAP, in June 2017, I committed the ...

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A perspective from our CEO: Gilead subsidiary to launch authorised generics to treat HCV

24 September 2018 - Today, Gilead announced a plan to introduce a generic version of our leading cures for hepatitis ...

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Gilead subsidiary to launch authorised generics of Epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C

24 September 2018 - List price of authorised generics to reflect discounts in the system today. ...

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Generics would hit the market faster under Senate bill, saving more than 3 billion dollars, says CBO

19 September 2018 - Lower-price drugs would hit the market faster under a bipartisan bill awaiting a vote in the ...

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ACCC approves local merger of pharma firms Arrow and Apotex

20 September 2018 - Half of all generic prescriptions could come from one supplier after the competition watchdog approved a ...

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Sun Pharma and SPARC announce US FDA approval of Xelpros to treat open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension

14 September 2018 - Xelpros (latanoprost ophthalmic emulsion) 0.005% for topical ophthalmic use is the first and only benzalkonium chloride-free (BAK-free) ...

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FDA issues 54 product-specific guidances to promote generic drug access and drug price competition

13 September 2018 - The U.S. FDA today announced a new set of product-specific guidances to support industry in identifying ...

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United States FDA approves Teva's generic epinephrine injection auto-injector

16 August 2018 - Teva is pleased with the US FDA's approval of its generic versions of EpiPen and EpiPen ...

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FDA approves generic EpiPen that may be cheaper

16 August 2018 - The FDA on Thursday approved the first generic version of EpiPen, providing new competition that could ...

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FDA approves first generic version of EpiPen

16 August 2018 - The U.S. FDA today approved the first generic version of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine) auto-injector for ...

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FDA approves first generic drug under new pathway aimed at enhancing market competition for sole source drugs

8 August 2018 - The U.S. FDA today approved several strengths of potassium chloride oral solution as the first generic drugs ...

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Acrux submits first-to-file application for generic version of Jublia making it eligible for 180 days of generic exclusivity

2 August 2018 - Acrux is pleased to announce that the US FDA has accepted for review the Paragraph IV Abbreviated ...

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