GENERIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Process For Approving Generic Drugs
(ANDA)
Dr. Prakash Goudanavar
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICS
Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy.
Generic Drug :
A generic drug is one that is comparable to an
innovator drug product in dosage form,strength,route
of administration,quality,performance characteristics
and intended use.
GENERIC DRUGS
Patient Perceptions
The Negatives
I read that generic
drugs are not the
real thing, they
are not pure.
I don’t trust
generics
Generics don’t
work for me
Why change
something
that is working
I am allergic
to generics
Brand name drugs
taste better
Generics don’t
seem to work as well
I have the best insurance so
I can have the
best medications possible
Patient Perceptions
The Positives
Is there a generic for drug X?
The price has increased
so much I can’t afford it...
I want to take generics
whenever possible to
save the healthcare
system money.
Can we change to
another drug that does
come as a generic?
Does my medication have
a generic alternative?
Do you know when it will ?
Can we use a generic
since it will not
be as expensive?
NDA : NEW DRUG APPLICATION
GENERIC DRUGS
♦ The Development of a new pharmaceutical
product involves scientific discovery.
♦ Using a number of R&D techniques, an innovator
pharmaceutical company will screen chemical
compounds for potential use in treating a specific
disease.
♦ Once a promising molecule or chemical
compound is discovered, it enters the
development phase.
NDA Involves :
GENERIC DRUGS
There are essentially four phases in the
development process :
•Pre -Clinical studies : Involves laboratory and
animal testing of the compound that is primarily
aimed at establishing safety and efficacy.
•If successful, the innovator can then file an
Investigational New Drug Application (IND) with
the FDA, seeking approval to move the compound
into a three-phase process of human testing.
GENERIC DRUGS
•At the successful completion of lengthy human
clinical trials, the innovator files a New Drug
Application (NDA) submission with the FDA seeking
to bring new compound to market.
•The process required to establish safety and efficacy
can take as long as 10-12 years and cost in excess
of $500 million.
•In order to recapture this investment, the innovator
is typically granted a period of market exclusivity.
GENERIC DRUGS
Goal
The NDA provide enough information to
permit FDA reviewer to reach safety,
efficacy and quality for pharmaceutical
production
Phases of clinical testing
ANDA : ABBREVIATED NEW DRUG APPLICATION
GENERIC DRUGS
♦ The generic pharmaceutical company, seeking
to market an equivalent to an innovators product
(once the market exclusivity on the innovator’s
product has expired), uses a significantly less
costly and faster process, the Abbreviated New
Drug Application (ANDA) process.
♦ Under this process, the generic manufacturer
relies on the safety and efficacy data supplied by
the innovator, and only has to prove to the FDA
that its product is equivalent to the branded
product.
GENERIC DRUGS
♦ When processing an ANDA, the FDA waives
the requirement for conducting complete
clinical studies as safety and efficacy have
already been established by the innovator
company.
♦ However, it requires the generic
manufacturer to conduct bio-availability and
/or bioequivalence studies of its version of the
branded drug.
GENERIC DRUGS
NDA vs. ANDA Review Process
Brand Name Drug Generic Drug
NDA Requirements ANDA Requirements
1. Chemistry 1. Chemistry
2. Manufacturing 2. Manufacturing
3. Controls 3. Controls
4. Labeling 4. Labeling
5. Testing 5. Testing
6. Animal Studies
7. Clinical Studies 6. Bioequivalence
8. Bioavailability
Definition of Bioequivalence (BE)
Pharmaceutical equivalents whose rate and extent
of absorption are not statistically different when
administered to patients or subjects at the same
molar dose under similar experimental conditions
Purpose of Bioequivalence
Therapeutic equivalence (TE)
Bioequivalent products can be substituted
for each other without any adjustment in
dose or other additional therapeutic
monitoring
The most efficient method of assuring TE is
to assure that the formulations perform in an
equivalent manner
Bioequivalence Example
6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Test/Generic
Reference/Brand
Model of Oral Dosage Form Performance
Therapeutic
Effect
Dosage
Form
Gut Wall
Drug in
Solution
Blood
Site of
Activity
Pharmacokinetic
Measurement
Dosage
Form
Performance
Clinical/PD
Measurement
ln Dose
Dose
Bio-availability studies assess the rate and
extent of absorption and levels of
concentration of a drug in the blood stream
needed to produce a therapeutic effect.
When bio-equivalence is established, it
indicates that the rate of absorption and the
levels of concentration of a generic product are
substantially equivalent to the branded
product.
GENERIC DRUGS
•The ANDA process eliminates the lengthy and
costly clinical research phase of development.
As a result, generic pharmaceutical product
development takes approximately 3 years.
GENERIC DRUGS
What are the requirements for a
generic drug?
Same active ingredient(s)
Same route of administration
Same dosage form
Same strength
Same conditions of use
Labeling
Chemistry/Microbiology
Bioequivalence
Legal
Labeling
“Same” as brand name labeling
May delete portions of labeling protected by
patent or exclusivity
May differ in excipients, PK data and how
supplied
Chemistry
Components and composition
Manufacturing and controls
Batch formulation and records
Description of facilities
Specs and tests
Packaging
Stability
Selection of Product
Current market sales of innovator product
Patent/ exclusivity time frame
Complexity in the development and time lines
Availability of API, equipment and expertise
Competitor intelligence
Budget required
Return on Investment
Therapeutic area of the product
Geographies
Steps involved in Generic
Product Development
Selection of drug product for development
API development (API R&D)/ sourcing
Analytical method development and validation for API and
prototype formulation- In vitro methods establishment
(AR&D)
Literature search and patent landscape to identify possible
excipients and processes
Regulatory strategy for ANDA filing (RA)
 Para IV filing for 180 day exclusivity
Pre-formulation and prototype formulations (FR&D)
Formulation Development
Strategy
Literature, patent landscape and innovator
design
Regulatory strategy and Biostrategy
Product development strategy
Preformulation and prototype formulation
Bench scale and lab scale studies
BE batch
Exhibit batches
Bench scale – 1/100th of Exhibit batch
 One month stability and reproducibility
Lab Scale- 1/10th of Exhibit batch
 One month stability in various packs and reproducibility
Pilot BE studies
Process validation batch 1/4th to 100%
 Resolving process issues (PD)
Initiation of Exhibit batch
 Pilot BE clearance, Stability data clearance, analytical method transfer,
procurement of excipients and specific equipment, In process quality
control, specifications, BMR
Execution of exhibit batches
 Stability loading in different packs (Packaging)
Pivotal BE studies
ANDA preparation (RA)
Submission to FDA (RA)
Legal/ Regulatory Process (Legal and RA)
Approval
Commercial validation (QA & QC)
Commercial Batches and Launch (Marketing)
Approval Process in USFDA
Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) is responsible for processing and
approving ANDA
ANDA is reviewed for completeness before initiating approval process
ANDA is reviewed under four sections
 Plant inspection report
 Chemistry/microbiological
 Labelling
 Bioequivalence
Tentative approval is given if time to launch the product is ahead of
approval
If patent litigation is in progress, the approval will be held for 30 months or
judgment in favor of ANDA is given, which ever is earlier
Approval to market is issued If no hurdles are present
APPROVAL PROCES IN
EUROPE
Obtaining MHRA slot for dossier
submission
Submission of dossier with all details
Review of dossier- time frame Day 70, 100,
105, 145
APPROVAL PROCESS IN INDIA
Submission of application
Details required for approval
 API related details
 Formulation composition, process, manufacturing
controls, stability data
 BE report or BE and CT reports if first time in India
DCGI and DCA routes
Hatch Waxman Act
The act which surrounds the generic drug approval
process of the USFDA is the “Hatch Waxman Act of
1984” which we also identify by the “Drug price
control and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984”
which led to a plethora of generic drugs entering into
the market.
Product Development Process
Product
Selection
Product
Development
Test batch
Manufacture
•Physical Char
•PK Char
•General
•Pre-formulation
•Formulation
•Analytical
Bio-study
ANDA
Submission
GENERIC DRUGS
ANDA Approval Process :
ANDA
Submission
FDA Comment and
review Period
Pre-Approval
Inspection
Final Approval
Product Launch
Process & Cleaning
Validation
GENERIC DRUGS
Bioequivalence
Review
Labeling
Review
Chemistry & Micro
Review
Request for Plant
Inspection
APPLICANT
ANDA
Acceptable
&
Complete
Application
Review
N Chem/Micro
OK?
Labeling
OK?
Bioequivalence
OK?
PreApproval
Inspection Results
OK?
Not
Approvable
Letter
Approval
Withheld
until Results
Satisfactory
Bio
Deficiency
Letter
APPROVED
ANDA
N
N N
N
Y Y Y
Y
Y
Refuse to
Receive
Letter
Generic Drug Review Process
An ABBREVIATED NEW DRUG
APPLICATION contains data which when
submitted to FDA, provides for the
review and ultimate approval of a
generic drug product. Once approved
an applicant may manufacture and
market the generic drug product to
provide a safe,effective,low cost
alternative to the public.
Hatch Waxman Act
The act which surrounds the generic drug
approval process of the USFDA is the “Hatch
Waxman Act of 1984” which we also identify by
the “Drug price control and Patent Term
Restoration Act of 1984” which led to a plethora
of generic drugs entering into the market.
Objectives of the act:
Reducing the cost associated with the
approval of a generic drug
Allowing Early-Experimental-Use
Compensating the branded drugs
manufacturers for the time lost from the
patent term because of the regulatory approval
formality
Motivating the generic drug manufacturers
There was no provision for patent term extension prior to enactment
of the Hatch Waxman Act, to make up for the time lost out of the total
patent term during the marketing approval process
Generic companies required to submit their own comprehensive NDA
 Costly
 Time consuming
If drug was covered by patent
 Testing could not begin until patent expired
To overcome the above problems an act was needed to promote
generic companies
Provisions of the act
Creation of section 505(j)
Section 505(j) established the ANDA approval process
The timing of an ANDA approval depends in part on patent
protections for the innovator drug
NDA must include any patent that claims the "drug" or a
"method of using [the] drug" for which a claim of patent
infringement could reasonably be asserted
On approval of NDA, FDA publishes patent information for drug
in Orange Book (“Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic
Equivalence Evaluations”)
An NDA applicant must submit the following information for
each patent:
 Patent no and date on which the patent will expire.
 Type of patent i.e. drug, drug product or method of use.
 Name of patent owner.
 The name of an agent of the patent owner or applicant.
Four Types of Patent Certifications
When an applicant submits an ANDA to the FDA, the applicant
must certify one of four things under section 505(j)(2)(A)(vii):
I. That the drug has not been patented;
II. That the patent has already expired;
III. The date on which the patent will expire, and that the
generic drug will not go on the market until that date passes;
and
IV. That the patent is not infringed or is invalid.
Those certifications are now referred to as the paragraphs I,II,III,
and IV certifications.
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    GENERIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ProcessFor Approving Generic Drugs (ANDA) Dr. Prakash Goudanavar DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICS Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy.
  • 3.
    Generic Drug : Ageneric drug is one that is comparable to an innovator drug product in dosage form,strength,route of administration,quality,performance characteristics and intended use. GENERIC DRUGS
  • 4.
    Patient Perceptions The Negatives Iread that generic drugs are not the real thing, they are not pure. I don’t trust generics Generics don’t work for me Why change something that is working I am allergic to generics Brand name drugs taste better Generics don’t seem to work as well I have the best insurance so I can have the best medications possible
  • 5.
    Patient Perceptions The Positives Isthere a generic for drug X? The price has increased so much I can’t afford it... I want to take generics whenever possible to save the healthcare system money. Can we change to another drug that does come as a generic? Does my medication have a generic alternative? Do you know when it will ? Can we use a generic since it will not be as expensive?
  • 6.
    NDA : NEWDRUG APPLICATION GENERIC DRUGS
  • 7.
    ♦ The Developmentof a new pharmaceutical product involves scientific discovery. ♦ Using a number of R&D techniques, an innovator pharmaceutical company will screen chemical compounds for potential use in treating a specific disease. ♦ Once a promising molecule or chemical compound is discovered, it enters the development phase. NDA Involves : GENERIC DRUGS
  • 8.
    There are essentiallyfour phases in the development process : •Pre -Clinical studies : Involves laboratory and animal testing of the compound that is primarily aimed at establishing safety and efficacy. •If successful, the innovator can then file an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) with the FDA, seeking approval to move the compound into a three-phase process of human testing. GENERIC DRUGS
  • 9.
    •At the successfulcompletion of lengthy human clinical trials, the innovator files a New Drug Application (NDA) submission with the FDA seeking to bring new compound to market. •The process required to establish safety and efficacy can take as long as 10-12 years and cost in excess of $500 million. •In order to recapture this investment, the innovator is typically granted a period of market exclusivity. GENERIC DRUGS
  • 11.
    Goal The NDA provideenough information to permit FDA reviewer to reach safety, efficacy and quality for pharmaceutical production
  • 12.
  • 13.
    ANDA : ABBREVIATEDNEW DRUG APPLICATION GENERIC DRUGS
  • 14.
    ♦ The genericpharmaceutical company, seeking to market an equivalent to an innovators product (once the market exclusivity on the innovator’s product has expired), uses a significantly less costly and faster process, the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) process. ♦ Under this process, the generic manufacturer relies on the safety and efficacy data supplied by the innovator, and only has to prove to the FDA that its product is equivalent to the branded product. GENERIC DRUGS
  • 15.
    ♦ When processingan ANDA, the FDA waives the requirement for conducting complete clinical studies as safety and efficacy have already been established by the innovator company. ♦ However, it requires the generic manufacturer to conduct bio-availability and /or bioequivalence studies of its version of the branded drug. GENERIC DRUGS
  • 16.
    NDA vs. ANDAReview Process Brand Name Drug Generic Drug NDA Requirements ANDA Requirements 1. Chemistry 1. Chemistry 2. Manufacturing 2. Manufacturing 3. Controls 3. Controls 4. Labeling 4. Labeling 5. Testing 5. Testing 6. Animal Studies 7. Clinical Studies 6. Bioequivalence 8. Bioavailability
  • 17.
    Definition of Bioequivalence(BE) Pharmaceutical equivalents whose rate and extent of absorption are not statistically different when administered to patients or subjects at the same molar dose under similar experimental conditions
  • 18.
    Purpose of Bioequivalence Therapeuticequivalence (TE) Bioequivalent products can be substituted for each other without any adjustment in dose or other additional therapeutic monitoring The most efficient method of assuring TE is to assure that the formulations perform in an equivalent manner
  • 19.
    Bioequivalence Example 6 1218 24 30 36 42 48 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Test/Generic Reference/Brand
  • 20.
    Model of OralDosage Form Performance Therapeutic Effect Dosage Form Gut Wall Drug in Solution Blood Site of Activity Pharmacokinetic Measurement Dosage Form Performance Clinical/PD Measurement ln Dose Dose
  • 21.
    Bio-availability studies assessthe rate and extent of absorption and levels of concentration of a drug in the blood stream needed to produce a therapeutic effect. When bio-equivalence is established, it indicates that the rate of absorption and the levels of concentration of a generic product are substantially equivalent to the branded product. GENERIC DRUGS
  • 22.
    •The ANDA processeliminates the lengthy and costly clinical research phase of development. As a result, generic pharmaceutical product development takes approximately 3 years. GENERIC DRUGS
  • 23.
    What are therequirements for a generic drug? Same active ingredient(s) Same route of administration Same dosage form Same strength Same conditions of use Labeling Chemistry/Microbiology Bioequivalence Legal
  • 24.
    Labeling “Same” as brandname labeling May delete portions of labeling protected by patent or exclusivity May differ in excipients, PK data and how supplied
  • 25.
    Chemistry Components and composition Manufacturingand controls Batch formulation and records Description of facilities Specs and tests Packaging Stability
  • 26.
    Selection of Product Currentmarket sales of innovator product Patent/ exclusivity time frame Complexity in the development and time lines Availability of API, equipment and expertise Competitor intelligence Budget required Return on Investment Therapeutic area of the product Geographies
  • 27.
    Steps involved inGeneric Product Development Selection of drug product for development API development (API R&D)/ sourcing Analytical method development and validation for API and prototype formulation- In vitro methods establishment (AR&D) Literature search and patent landscape to identify possible excipients and processes Regulatory strategy for ANDA filing (RA)  Para IV filing for 180 day exclusivity Pre-formulation and prototype formulations (FR&D)
  • 28.
    Formulation Development Strategy Literature, patentlandscape and innovator design Regulatory strategy and Biostrategy Product development strategy Preformulation and prototype formulation Bench scale and lab scale studies BE batch Exhibit batches
  • 29.
    Bench scale –1/100th of Exhibit batch  One month stability and reproducibility Lab Scale- 1/10th of Exhibit batch  One month stability in various packs and reproducibility Pilot BE studies Process validation batch 1/4th to 100%  Resolving process issues (PD) Initiation of Exhibit batch  Pilot BE clearance, Stability data clearance, analytical method transfer, procurement of excipients and specific equipment, In process quality control, specifications, BMR
  • 30.
    Execution of exhibitbatches  Stability loading in different packs (Packaging) Pivotal BE studies ANDA preparation (RA) Submission to FDA (RA) Legal/ Regulatory Process (Legal and RA) Approval Commercial validation (QA & QC) Commercial Batches and Launch (Marketing)
  • 31.
    Approval Process inUSFDA Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) is responsible for processing and approving ANDA ANDA is reviewed for completeness before initiating approval process ANDA is reviewed under four sections  Plant inspection report  Chemistry/microbiological  Labelling  Bioequivalence Tentative approval is given if time to launch the product is ahead of approval If patent litigation is in progress, the approval will be held for 30 months or judgment in favor of ANDA is given, which ever is earlier Approval to market is issued If no hurdles are present
  • 32.
    APPROVAL PROCES IN EUROPE ObtainingMHRA slot for dossier submission Submission of dossier with all details Review of dossier- time frame Day 70, 100, 105, 145
  • 33.
    APPROVAL PROCESS ININDIA Submission of application Details required for approval  API related details  Formulation composition, process, manufacturing controls, stability data  BE report or BE and CT reports if first time in India DCGI and DCA routes
  • 34.
    Hatch Waxman Act Theact which surrounds the generic drug approval process of the USFDA is the “Hatch Waxman Act of 1984” which we also identify by the “Drug price control and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984” which led to a plethora of generic drugs entering into the market.
  • 35.
    Product Development Process Product Selection Product Development Testbatch Manufacture •Physical Char •PK Char •General •Pre-formulation •Formulation •Analytical Bio-study ANDA Submission GENERIC DRUGS
  • 36.
    ANDA Approval Process: ANDA Submission FDA Comment and review Period Pre-Approval Inspection Final Approval Product Launch Process & Cleaning Validation GENERIC DRUGS
  • 37.
    Bioequivalence Review Labeling Review Chemistry & Micro Review Requestfor Plant Inspection APPLICANT ANDA Acceptable & Complete Application Review N Chem/Micro OK? Labeling OK? Bioequivalence OK? PreApproval Inspection Results OK? Not Approvable Letter Approval Withheld until Results Satisfactory Bio Deficiency Letter APPROVED ANDA N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Refuse to Receive Letter Generic Drug Review Process
  • 38.
    An ABBREVIATED NEWDRUG APPLICATION contains data which when submitted to FDA, provides for the review and ultimate approval of a generic drug product. Once approved an applicant may manufacture and market the generic drug product to provide a safe,effective,low cost alternative to the public.
  • 39.
    Hatch Waxman Act Theact which surrounds the generic drug approval process of the USFDA is the “Hatch Waxman Act of 1984” which we also identify by the “Drug price control and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984” which led to a plethora of generic drugs entering into the market.
  • 40.
    Objectives of theact: Reducing the cost associated with the approval of a generic drug Allowing Early-Experimental-Use Compensating the branded drugs manufacturers for the time lost from the patent term because of the regulatory approval formality Motivating the generic drug manufacturers
  • 41.
    There was noprovision for patent term extension prior to enactment of the Hatch Waxman Act, to make up for the time lost out of the total patent term during the marketing approval process Generic companies required to submit their own comprehensive NDA  Costly  Time consuming If drug was covered by patent  Testing could not begin until patent expired To overcome the above problems an act was needed to promote generic companies
  • 42.
    Provisions of theact Creation of section 505(j) Section 505(j) established the ANDA approval process The timing of an ANDA approval depends in part on patent protections for the innovator drug NDA must include any patent that claims the "drug" or a "method of using [the] drug" for which a claim of patent infringement could reasonably be asserted On approval of NDA, FDA publishes patent information for drug in Orange Book (“Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations”)
  • 43.
    An NDA applicantmust submit the following information for each patent:  Patent no and date on which the patent will expire.  Type of patent i.e. drug, drug product or method of use.  Name of patent owner.  The name of an agent of the patent owner or applicant.
  • 44.
    Four Types ofPatent Certifications When an applicant submits an ANDA to the FDA, the applicant must certify one of four things under section 505(j)(2)(A)(vii): I. That the drug has not been patented; II. That the patent has already expired; III. The date on which the patent will expire, and that the generic drug will not go on the market until that date passes; and IV. That the patent is not infringed or is invalid. Those certifications are now referred to as the paragraphs I,II,III, and IV certifications.
  • 47.