Archive for January 10th, 2008

PDUFA 2008 - New Submisison Fees for 505(b)(2) Applications

FDA announced that for 2008 the full application fee for a 505(b)(2) that requires a clinical study will be $1,178,000.  In addition, the establishment fee is $392,700 and the product fee is $65,030.  Small  businesses (defined as entities, including affiliates, with less than 500 employees) may request a  waiver of the PDUFA review fee for [...]

FDA takes action against compounding pharmacies’ estriol-containing hormone products

On January 7, 2008, the FDA issued warning letters to several compounding pharmacies (example) advising them stop compounding hormone products contain estriol, an unapproved new drug.  This activity has been going on since the mid-1990’s, popularized by the actress Suzanne Somer’s books. The general term used by this industry is bio-identical hormone replacement therapy - BHRT.
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