Archive for January 9th, 2012

2011 505(b)(2) Approvals Now Exceed 505(b)(1) NDA Approvals

What a year for 505(b)(2) drug development!  In 2011 FDA approved 44 505(b)(2) NDA submissions.  Various authors have reported that FDA approved 34 or 35 drugs in 2011 (505(b)(1) NDA + BLA).  I had speculated a couple of years ago that perhaps 80% of new drugs approved  in 2012 would be 505(b)(2)’s, based on botha  [...]