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6th Annual Science and Standards Symposium
January 16, 2013
Istanbul
US Regulatory Updates
Roger L. Williams, M.D.
CEO and Chair, Council of Experts
The Washington, D.C. Area: USP and FDA
Food and Drug Administration, White Oak Campus
USP Homes
Food and Drug Administration
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The Latest
• Generics ‘Super’ Office
– Office of Generic Drugs
– Matches Office of New Drugs
– Director: Dr. Greg Geba
• Office of Product Quality
– Brings in new drug chemists (Office of New Drug Product
Quality/ONDPQ)
– Brings in generic drug chemists
– Brings in Office of Manufacturing and Product Quality (formerly
with Office of Compliance)
– Review of CMC for new drugs, generic drugs and post-approval
changes, together with inspection component
FDASIA (Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act)
 Signed
into law July 2012
 Reauthorizes for five years user fee programs for
prescription drugs and medical devices
 Establishes new user fee programs for generic drugs
(GDUFA) and biosimilars
 Makes further FDA reforms (in line with FDA global strategy)
– Emphasizes risk-based approach, foreign inspections (FDA
will perform reviews and audits of foreign drug safety programs
and standards), greater manufacturer accountability (know
your supplier, testing–manage risk/establish safety of raw
materials and finished drugs)
– Drug supply chain improvements (but no track and tracepossibly to be in a future bill)
– Drug shortages (manufacturer notification)
GDUFA
 S.3187 – “Food and Drug Administration Safety and
Innovation Act” (FDASIA)
 GDUFA is Section 301 of FDASIA
 Bipartisan effort – hardly see these days
 Fast approval – moved quickly thru House and Senate
 Reconciliation process rapid
 Signed by the President on July 9, 2012
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What’s New at the Office of Generic Drugs/Review Times
New ANDA Requirements
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3 batch requirements for ICH Stability conditions
3 batch requirements coming for all ANDAs
Size, shape, color issues
Tightening ANDA filing requirements
• Monitor Completeness and Acceptability Checklist
Staff time re: GDUFA implementation
– Daunting task – lots of meeting, training new employees
– takes staff and management away from review time
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Other Impacts of GDUFA on OGD Program
 Coordination of inspections with Office of Compliance
 Complete response letter coordination
 New review practices…reorganization of CMC reviewers?
 Integrating New Drugs into the GDUFA program
– Consults – labeling carve out, toxicology, etc.
– Office of Chief Counsel and Office of Reg Policy
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How Does OGD Get to 2015-2017 Metrics?
Last twelve months
– Average receipts of originals 92/month (1103)
– Average approvals 43 AP/month (479)
Backlog at OGD is at 2933* ANDAs as of 9/30/2012
– To clear backlog at current rate – 2933/517 = 5.67years
– If stream of ANDA continue at current pace (1000+/yr) and
with the phase in of staffing over 3 years there will be great
pressure to meet the 3-5 year metrics
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User Fee Issues
New User Fees for FY 2013 (PDUFA) (BsUFA)**
– Remember Fees for all (b)(2) applications*
– Modestly higher fees Only 6.3%
– New fees
• NDA with clinical data
• $1,958,803
• NDA without clinical data
• $979,600
• Establishment fees (+1.2%)
• $526,500
• Product fees (actual decrease -0.6%)
• $98,380
* Small Business waiver for 1
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NDA still possible
Also Orphan drugs exempt from fee
**BPD fee 10% and reactivation fee 20% of PDUFA NDA
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Generic Drug User Fee “Guesstimate”
GDUFA Fees (estimate based on $299 million)
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US Establishment $110-125,000
X US Estab.
$125-140,000
US API Estab.
$ 18 - 25,000
X US API Estab.
$ 30 - 40,000
Orig. ANDA
$ 51,520
PAS
$ 25,760
Orig. DMF
$ 21,340
ANDA Backlog Fee $ 17,434
*- FDA FR 6/14/12 notice withdrawing about 400 old ANDAs
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Generics Success Represents Unprecedented Challenge
 $931 Billion in savings (2001-2010) has resulted in
continued success and growth
 While program funding has remained relatively flat…
 Generics Industry success has come to represent an
unprecedented Regulatory challenge in terms of..
– Size
– Scope
– Geography
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1,000
Continued Growth in ANDAs
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2011 was
another
historic high
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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800
DMFs Also Rapidly Growing
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Multiple
references,
often years
after filing
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Combined, ANDAs and DMFs are approximately 10 X Plus, the NDA volume
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Increases in FDF Foreign Inspections
Original EER's by location - FDF profile group
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ANDA Domestic
400
ANDA Foreign
300
NDA Domestic
NDA Foreign
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Increases in Foreign API Inspections
Original EER's by location - API profile group
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ANDA Domestic
ANDA Foreign
600
NDA Domestic
NDA Foreign
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GDUFA Addresses Those Challenges
$299M per year is less than ½ of 1% of Generic
Drug sales
• And is expected to reduce costs considering the reduced
development/regulatory timelines
GDUFA results in less than doubling in OGD over
the life of the program
• Efficiency enhancement are a critical component of
GDUFA
GDUFA is modest size despite 10 X plus the
application volume of brands
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GDUFA Goals Letter
Overview
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Goals Letter Overview
 Scope, Assumptions, and Aspirations
 Immediate Efficiency Enhancements
 Metrics
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Key Achievements
The program advances critical values
• Timely access to generic drugs
• Certainty for industry and FDA
• Safe, high quality generic drugs
• Maintains affordability of generic drugs
• Increases Transparency
• Addresses Globalization
• Advances Regulatory Science
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Next Steps
 Congress Acted – President signed July 9, 2012
 Implementation program – devil in the details
 Hiring and training staff
 FR Notices and Guidance
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Contact Information
Gordon Johnston
Senior Associate
Lachman Consultants
Westbury, NY 11590
516-222-6222
NY Office
516-805-0379 Cell
Email: [email protected]
www.LachmanConsultants.com
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