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Following months of negotiations with industry, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published its proposed commitment letter for the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA IV) program.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published its user fee rates for FY 2027 across its prescription drug, generic drug, biosimilar, medical device, and over-the-counter drug programs. The rates are calculated by factoring in the agency’s resources against the number of applications it expects to receive over the next fiscal cycle based on historical trends.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated 17 draft product-specific guidances (PSGs) to assist sponsors in submitting abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for injectable peptide products. These PSGs focus on peptide drugs used to treat conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and macular degeneration.

Patient and healthcare industry stakeholders told the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that while there are significant opportunities to repurpose existing drugs, the agency should ensure any new framework for repurposing drugs does not disincentivize investment or competition and fits within agency’s existing statutory authority.

A recent report from the US Pharmacopeia (USP) reveals that drug shortages decreased by 23% in 2025; however, the duration of shortages is on the rise. Over 64% of the drugs that are currently in shortage have been unavailable for more than three years, and 39% have been in shortage for over five years.

Three major pharmaceutical industry groups—two in the US and one in India—have called for changes to the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes (SUPAC) guidelines. They believe these guidelines should be updated to reflect more modern manufacturing methods and better align with International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) standards.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized two guidances on studies on 28 May to assist sponsors in establishing bioequivalence (BE) for new and generic drugs. One focuses on BE studies with pharmacokinetic (PK) endpoints, and the other on statistical methods for analyzing these studies.

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Pharmaceutical companies participating in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Quality Maturity Pilot (QMM) program generally received high scores for their commitment to quality and employee engagement, but scored lower in areas related to advanced pharmaceutical quality and technical excellence.

The top generic drug regulator at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday touted the drop in refuse-to-receive (RTR) decisions his office issued for abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) in FY 2025 as a significant achievement for the agency.