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ARTICLE | Politics, Policy & Law

It’s complicated: generics companies want FDA to simplify path for complex generics 

GDUFA reauthorization as vehicle for making FDA guidance more frequent and consistent

March 5, 2021 12:46 AM UTC

Stalemated applications for FDA approvals of generic versions of complex non-biologic drugs are sucking money out of the U.S. healthcare system, depleting resources that are needed to create headroom for spending on innovative drugs.

Complex generics are non-biologic drugs with a complex active ingredient, formulation or route of administration that makes it more difficult than a small molecule drug to determine bioequivalence with a reference product. ...