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Certain DSCSA Deadline Extensions Set to Eclipse in 2025

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The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) (section 582 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 USC §360eee – 1) was introduced in response to several drug contamination, counterfeiting, and diversion...more

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Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Medical Products: FDA’s Final Guidance on Firm Communication to Health Care Providers

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced final guidance for firms in the medical device and product industry titled, “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information...more

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GLP-1 Drugs: FDA “Re-Confirms” Decision Removing Tirzepatide from the Drug Shortage List

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On December 19, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Declaratory Order reevaluating and re-confirming that the tirzepatide drug shortage has been resolved. This order revoked and replaced FDA’s October...more

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Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Right: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Requirements and Processes for Accelerated Approval

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On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a much anticipated draft guidance for industry on accelerated approval that provides additional clarity on FDA’s expectations for accelerated approval...more

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Novo Nordisk Seeks to Block Compounded Versions of Diabetes / Weight Loss Drug

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On October 22, 2024, Novo Nordisk made a submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nominating Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide products (WEGOVY, OZEMPIC and RYBELUS) to be included in the FDA’s lists of drug...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FDA Announces Draft Guidance for Industry Regarding Accelerated Approval for Drugs and Biologics

On December 5, 2024, FDA unveiled the draft guidance for industry regarding accelerated approval for drugs and biologics. This guidance provides additional information regarding the development of drugs and biologics to treat...more

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Novo Nordisk Pushes for FDA Listing of Semaglutide Products

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On October 22, Novo Nordisk (Novo) nominated semaglutide products, which include its popular drugs marketed as Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and Wegovy for chronic weight management, for inclusion on FDA's Demonstrable...more

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Investigation Newsletter: Teva Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $450 Million to Resolve FCA Claims

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Teva Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $450 Million to Resolve FCA Claims - On October 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Teva Neuroscience Inc. will pay $450 million to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Recent Supreme Court Decisions and the DSCSA

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The recent Supreme Court decisions of SEC v. Jarkesy and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo have the potential to meaningfully impact the implementation and enforcement of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (“DSCSA”) as...more

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FDA Platform Technology Draft Guidance Highlights Utility of Obscure Patent Term Extension Provision

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As discussed in a prior Goodwin Alert, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released Draft Guidance for designating a platform technology for drug development pursuant to § 560k of the Federal Food, Drug, and...more

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Health Care Week in Review: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Held a Hearing on PBMs; HHS Reorganizes Technology,...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Want to Say It Ain't So? FDA Guides Firms on How to Respond to Misinformation

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Health providers and consumers increasingly rely on the internet for health and medical-related information, but not all such information is reliable, and many statements are downright false. The proliferation of social media...more

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Implications of Loper Bright for FDA-Regulated Products

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Recently, Venable's Government Division offered its general thoughts on the fallout from the Supreme Court's reversal of the long-standing Chevron deference principle. Here, the FDA Practice Group offers some of its own...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Federal Court Invalidates Dosing Patent Based On Clinical Trials Disclosure

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As an essential component of the drug development process, human clinical trials assist in determining whether a given drug will serve its intended purpose, but patent applicants should consider disclosure of such trials in...more

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FDA Finalizes Rule and Sets Course to Phase In Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests

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On May 6, 2024, following more than a decade of discourse with interested stakeholders on potential approaches to regulation of laboratory developed tests (LDTs), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review: House Held a Markup of 23 Bills; Senators Announced a Proposal on Primary Care Payment Reform

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Health Care Week in Review: HHS Finalizes Rule Prohibiting Disability Discrimination; FDA Finalizes LDT Rule; Senate Finance...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Finalizes Rules on Nursing Home Staffing Standards and Medicaid Access and Quality; FTC Bans Most...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Health Care Week in Review: HHS Finalizes 340B ADR Rule; House and Senate Hold Hearings on President’s FY 2025 HHS Budget

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Imported Drugs: (Possibly) Coming Soon to a State Near You

In recent years, states have been exploring innovative avenues to address rising healthcare costs and ensure access to affordable medication for their residents. One idea gaining traction involves pursuing authorization from...more

Alston & Bird

FDA Proposes to Overhaul Labeling Requirements for Approved or Conditionally Approved New Animal Drugs

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Nearly five decades after the FDA last reorganized animal drug labeling regulations, the agency has released a proposal to revise the requirements for the content and format of labeling for approved or conditionally approved...more

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FDA Issues Numerous Warning Letters

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses warning letters to notify manufacturers that they have violated the FDA’s regulations or federal law. Manufacturers that receive warning letters must respond promptly, and they...more

Cooley LLP

Proceed With Caution: Federal Courts of Appeal Uphold Criminal Convictions for Misbranding Violations Under FDCA

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Voluntary compliance may be the backbone of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), but when the US government believes that a company is unwilling or unable to achieve compliance, it will seek to enforce the FDCA...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

FDA After Chevron

Under the Supreme Court's Chevron doctrine, courts will defer to a federal agency's interpretation of an ambiguous statute unless that interpretation is unreasonable. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council,...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York Medical and Life Sciences: Year in Review 2023

From pharmaceuticals to cosmetics, preemption to expert preclusion, New York state and federal courts issued decisions in 2023, which further shaped the landscape in the medical and life sciences legal world. To prepare the...more

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