Company: SUPN
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001356576-25-000017
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Company: SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 173
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 product. Additionally, appropriate packaging must be selected and tested. Stability studies must be conducted to demonstrate that the product candidate does not undergo unacceptable deterioration over its shelf life under various conditions and for commercially viable lengths of time.

The research and development process, from discovery through a new drug launch, requires substantial time, effort, skill, and financial resources. The research and development of any product candidate has a significant amount of inherent uncertainty. Often, substantial resources must be committed even though success is far from assured. There is no guarantee when, or if, a product candidate will receive the regulatory approval required to launch a new drug or new indication of an existing drug.

In addition to the development of new products and new formulations, research and development projects also may include Phase 4 trials, sometimes called post-marketing studies. For such projects, clinical trials are designed and conducted to collect additional data regarding, among other parameters, the benefits and risks of an approved drug. Alternatively, these trials may be conducted to assess the effectiveness of a product candidate in a new patient population.

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U.S. FDA Review and Approval Processes

Drug development is an inherently uncertain process with a high risk of failure at every stage of development. After the completion of the required clinical testing, an NDA or Biological License Application (hereinafter NDA) is prepared and submitted to the FDA. FDA approval of the NDA is required before marketing of the product may begin in the U.S. The NDA must include the results of all preclinical, clinical, and other testing, along with a description of the manufacturing process, validation of the manufacturing process, analytical tests conducted on the drug, proposed labeling, and other relevant information. The NDA requests approval to market the product. Most NDAs are subject to a substantial user fee at the time of submission; rarely applications meet conditions or gain a waiver which negates the need for the user fee. A holder of an approved NDA may also be subject to annual program and/or establishment fees. These fees typically increase annually.

The FDA has 60 days from its receipt of an NDA to determine whether the application will be accepted for filing, which is based on the agency's threshold determination that the NDA is sufficiently complete to permit substantive review. Sponsors will be notified if the application's review will proceed. Additional information may be requested, rather than accepting an application for filing. 

Once the submission is accepted for filing, the FDA begins an in-depth review. Review status could be either standard or priority. A priority review designation