Archive for August 4th, 2008

KV’s DESI Guaifenesin Trumped by Adam’s 505(b)(2) Product

Last week (7/30/2008) , FDA announced that it seized timed-release guaifenesin products from KV Pharmaceutical.  In 2002 the FDA determined this DESI product to be a safety hazard to children.  The manufacturers, including KV Pharmaceutical (Warning Letters: see page 23)  were told to stop manufacturing by November 2003 unless they received NDA approval.  Adams Respiratory Therapeutics obtained NDA [...]

$1,247,200 PDUFA Fees for FY 2009

FDA announced on August 1, 2008 the user fees for fiscal year 2009 (the U.S. government 2009 fiscal year start on October 1, 2008).  The fees are based on PDUFA IV approved last year.  The application fee for an application requiring clinical data is $1,247,200, for an application not requiring clinical data or a supplement [...]