Commercialisation plans for insulin glargine unchanged: Biocon

Biocon said in a press note on August 31, that the USFDA has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for the New Drug Application (NDA) fur Insulin Glargine filed by its partner Mylan. The CRL has been issued pending completion of the Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) submitted to the USFDA in response to the observations made at the conclusion of the pre-approval inspection of its insulin manufacturing facility in Malaysia on June 2019.

“The CRL did not identify any outstanding scientific issues with the application. We remain confident of the quality of our application and do not anticipate any impact of this CRL on the commercial launch timing of our Insulin Glargine in the US,” the company said in the release.

“We remain committed to global standards of quality & compliance and are working closely with our partner and the regulator to complete these CAPAs to the satisfaction of the USFDA,” the company said.

The USFDA also conducted a cGMP inspection at one of Biocon’s Biologics Drug Product facilities in Bengaluru from August 22-30, 2019. The inspection concluded with four observations, which the company believes will not impact supplies from this facility. “We are confident of addressing these observations through a Corrective and Preventive Action plan on time,” it said.