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Off-Label “Free Speech” Theory Does Not Fly for Convicted Former Medical Device Executives in 1st Circuit

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A federal appeals court recently upheld misdemeanor convictions of two former executives of Acclarent Inc, a medical device manufacturer, for commercially distributing an adulterated and misbranded medical device by...more

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FDA Issues Revised Draft Guidance on “Off-Label” Communications to Health Care Providers – Expanded Scope, Yet Limitations Remain

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The FDA issued Revised Draft Guidance addressing communications by drug and device manufacturers about “off-label” uses of approved products. The Revised Draft Guidance supersedes FDA’s 2014 Draft Guidance on...more

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Dechert Re:Torts - Key Developments in Product Liability and Mass Torts - Issue 10

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Senators Focus Attention on Litigation Funding’s Opacity - Building on the momentum we previously noted related to litigation funding, on September 14, Senator John Kennedy introduced the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 41st FDA Boot Camp - September 20th - 21st, Boston, MA

ACI’s FDA Boot Camp is back in Boston! This essential training course – now in its 41st iteration – continues to provide the working knowledge of core essentials of FDA law and regulation, including the new amendments under...more

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Restrictions on Lawyer Ads Involving Drugs and Medical Devices Are Not Unconstitutional, Says Federal Court

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The Fourth Circuit has found that a West Virginia state law restricting how attorneys can solicit clients in pharmaceutical and medical device cases does not violate the First Amendment. At the end of April, a three-judge...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FDA’s Final Rule on Intended Use: ‘Getting Right Back to Where We Started From’

On August 2, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final rule amending the intended use regulations codified at 21 CFR 801.4 and 21 CFR 201.128, marking the end of an effort FDA began in 2015. While the...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

PTAB Strategies and Insights Newsletter - June 2021

[co-authors: Patrick Murray, Risa Rahman, and Jae Bandeh] The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return...more

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FDA Proposes Modified “Intended Use” Regulations

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In its latest effort to provide direction and clarity to regulated industry and stakeholders, on September 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule and preamble amending its medical product...more

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Did Congress Intend to Criminalize Off-Label Promotion? One District Judge Suggests the Issue Is Ripe for Review

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A judge in the District of Massachusetts recently questioned whether Congress intended to criminalize off-label promotion through misbranding and adulteration statutes. In an order denying a Rule 29 motion brought by two...more

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A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

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FDA and Life Sciences FDA Finalizes Guidances for “Consistent Communications” and Payor Communications

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A Summary of Final Guidances for Communications That Are Consistent with FDA-Required Labeling and Communications with Payors - On June 12, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) finalized two draft...more

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on Payor Communications

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On June 12, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications with Payors, Formulary Committees, and Similar Entities – Questions and Answers guidance (Final Guidance)....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Enforcement and Litigation Strategies: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Seminar

On March 15, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Seminar in Palo Alto, California, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry. The...more

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A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Seventh Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

Panelists examined major enforcement actions from 2017 and identified key trends. Aggressive Enforcement With a Decrease in High-Dollar Settlements. Panelists noted that the Department of Justice (DOJ) continues its...more

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House Subcommittee on Health Opens Floor for Discussion of FDA Regulation of Off-Label Speech

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The House Subcommittee on Health has announced a hearing entitled “Examining Medical Product Manufacturer Communications” for Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10:15am EDT, in which it intends to examine two discussion-draft bills...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

The Past, Present, and Future of Government Regulation of Off-Label Communications – Part 1

As 2017 began, FDA appeared poised to implement significant changes to the rules governing off-label communications related to drugs, biologics, and medical devices. The Agency had hosted a public hearing in November 2016 to...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Hardens Its Stance on Intended Use and Off-Label Use and Industry Responds

From 2015 to 2016, FDA appeared to open the door to loosening the standards around intended use and off-label use, but recent rule-making and public comments suggest that FDA is becoming more sclerotic instead of flexible....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"FDA Publications Double Down on Agency’s Ability to Prohibit Off-Label Communications, but Narrow Scope of Debate"

On the eve of a change in administration, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released a flurry of documents regarding off-label communications and FDA’s ability to regulate such communications within...more

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Beyond the Label: FDA Addresses Permissible Scope of Communications With Payors and Physicians

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The draft guidances create a grey area between “on-label” and “off-label” communications that will require careful navigation as manufacturers develop HCEI analyses and promotional communications....more

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FDA Offers Some Clarity (But Few Concessions) on Off-Label Communication of Medical Products

Among the flurry of policies the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released in the waning days of the Obama administration are several documents that seek to clarify the agency’s positions on communications about medical...more

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In The Midnight Hour: FDA Issues 2 Draft Guidances and a First Amendment Memorandum on the Cusp of a New Administration

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Over the past few days, FDA issued three documents related to the scope of permissible communications by drug and device companies to various parties. We believe FDA aimed to accomplish two things through these documents....more

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FDA Holds Hearing on Off-Label Communications

After several high-profile defeats in both district and circuit courts involving the off-label promotion of regulated products and the First Amendment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now engaged in a...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Five Important Themes to Watch in the Reform of FDA’s Off-Label Communications Policy

As we’ve previously reported, FDA has recently been forced to reexamine its legal position and enforcement policies related to drug and device manufacturers’ off-label communications. Although the Agency has for years...more

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FDA Announces Public Hearing on Off-Label Communications; Registration Deadline October 19, 2016

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public hearing on November 9 and 10, 2016, to obtain input on manufacturer communications regarding unapproved uses of approved or cleared medical products (off-label...more

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FDA Announces Dates for Long-Awaited Public Hearing on Its Regulation of Off-Label Communications

Times, They Are A-Changin’ - On Wednesday, FDA announced that it will hold a two-day public hearing on November 9th and 10th to obtain input from a broad cross-section of the health care industry, including...more

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