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By Caroline Hroncich From BioPharm International
- 2 min
FDA Reiterates Decision on Suffixes in Biosimilar Naming
A Federal Register notice from FDA addressed comments on the guidance on Proprietary Naming of Biological Products and the agency’s decision to require applicants to submit up to ten proposed, four-letter suffixes for biological products licensed under the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. In the notice, FDA reiterated its earlier decision to require applicants to “propose a suffix of four lowercase letters for use as the distinguishing identifier included in the proper name d
Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe
- 4 min
Behind potent drug names, a complex mix of ingredients
Drug names start out as alien words: random collections of syllables that can sometimes seem almost as mind-boggling as the complicated chemistry and biology that went into the development of the new medication. They are the public face of products that can take many years and hundreds of millions of dollars to develop. Over time, they often become household names: Think Prozac or Viagra. But drug names start out as alien words: random collections of syllables that can someti
Jeffrey I. Mechanick
- 9 min
New diagnostic name for stigmatizing term obesity
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and American College of Endocrinology (ACE) proposed Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease (ABCD) is a new diagnostic term for obesity that explicitly identifies a chronic disease, alludes to a precise pathophysiological basis, and avoids the stigmata and confusion related to the differential use and multiple meanings of the term “obesity”. The Obesity Problem. The United States is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Thi
Mike Pile
- 4 min
The creative science of coining drug names
With more than 30,000 proprietary drugs in the United States alone, coming up with a unique brand name is no easy task. Cialis, Eliquis, Jevtana, Xgeva. These drug names may sound silly, but the process of creating and testing them is anything but. With more than 30,000 proprietary drugs in the United States alone, coming up with a unique brand name is no easy task. And while these names may seem like they were created by over-caffeinated Scrabble players, they are usually th
