The accompanying table [click to enlarge] includes an updated calendar of expected FDA new product decisions with over 70 entries as a follow-up to my previous article on pending clinical trial results .
Click here for a link to my previous FDA calendars and the companies listed below have expected decisions within the next month or decisions which are overdue for a ruling by the agency.
1.) Schering-Plough (SGP): Saphris (asenapine) – nearly three months overdue
2.) Genzyme (GENZ): Synvisc-One – received recommendation for approval by advisory panel – about three weeks overdue
3.) Cypress Bioscience (CYPB) + Forest Labs (FRX) – about three months overdue for milnacipran decision in treatment of fibromyalgia
4.) Eli Lilly (LLY) + Daiichi Sankyo (DSKYY) – A 2/3/09 FDA Advisory Panel Meeting is scheduled for Effient (prasugrel) to discuss the blood thinner drug candidate which would compete with multi-billion dollar blockbuster Plavix.
5.) Hologic (HOLX) + KV Pharma (KV-A) – Gestiva NDA ruling expected 1/25/09
6.) LLY + Amylin Pharma (AMLN) – An overdue decision for Byetta as mono-therapy for Type 2 diabetes is expected in early 2009
7.) King Pharma (KG) – An overdue decision for abuse-resistant pain drug Embeda (morphine) is expected in early 2009
8.) Pfizer (PFE) + Ligand (LGND) – A decision is expected by the end of the month for Fablyn
9.) Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) - A decision is expected by the end of the month for Multaq
10.) GTC Biotherapeutics (GTCB) – A decision is expected by 2/7/09 for the BLA for Atryn, which would represent the world's first therapeutic from genetically engineered animals (goats). An FDA advisory panel voted that Atryn is safe + effective and recommended it for approval.
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