API and IP Newsletter

Contents Analysis of 505 (b) (2)s approved in the year 2018 General information FDA grants fast track status to Rznomics’ RZ-001 for HCC Sandoz to pay $275 million to settle drug price-fixing case Intellectual Property T 0295/22 (Orally administered apremilast/AMGEN) Analysis of 505 (b) (2)s approved in the year 2018 From time to time, we analyse the 505 (b) (2) applications approved each year. Recently, we analysed the applications approved in 2018. The details of our analysis are provided below. In 2018, there were around seventy-eight NDA (505 (b)(2)) approvals. Additionally, six tentative approvals (TA). They (TAs) are not included in this analysis. Of the 78 NDAs, 36 are oral solids, including tablets, capsules, films, oral suspensions, and three sublingual forms. Of the 36 approved NDAs for oral solid dosages [505 (b) (2)], 12 were discontinued, including all three sublingual dosage forms. Approximately 33% of oral solid dosage form NDAs [505 (b) (2)] never re...