On August 29, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) issued an untitled letter to AbbVie, Inc. (AbbVie) regarding a promotional, direct-to-consumer (DTC) television...more
9/18/2024
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Direct to Consumer Sales ,
Food & Drug Regulations ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Labeling ,
OPDP ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Television Commercials
On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) issued an untitled letter to Mirati Therapeutics Inc., a Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (Mirati), relating to promotional...more
On May 21, 2024, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a warning letter issued to Akan Biosciences, Inc. (Akan) for unresolved inspection observations...more
On January 18, 2024, the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its first untitled letter of the new year to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis)...more
As we reflect on 2023 and make predictions for 2024, it is remarkable the number of significant events occurring this past year that will be impactful for the activities of the life sciences industry going forward. Although...more
1/26/2024
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Amgen v Sanofi ,
Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Biosimilars ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clawbacks ,
Clinical Trials ,
Compensation ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Preservation ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Investigations ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Mobile Devices ,
OPDP ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pilot Programs ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Rules ,
Risk Management ,
Section 340B ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On August 11, 2023, the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an untitled letter to Exeltis USA Inc. (Exeltis) regarding a promotional social media sponsored post...more
On June 27, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final guidance for the presentation of “Quantitative Efficacy and Risk Information” in direct-to-consumer (DTC) promotional labeling and advertisements for...more
7/17/2023
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Direct to Consumer Sales ,
Final Guidance ,
Food & Drug Regulations ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Labeling ,
Marketing ,
OPDP ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs
On May 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule to amend its regulations regarding prescription drug product labeling regulations. Under the new rule, each time a prescription drug products is...more
On May 22, 2023, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an untitled letter to AT Venture Center for Global Techtrepeneurship, LLC dba Regenerelle, LLC...more
On Thursday, February 23, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued its first Advisory Opinion (“AO”) of the new year – OIG AO No. 23-01 – permitting a drug...more