On May 15 and 30, 2023, the Northern District of California conducted two “summary jury trials" in a pharmaceutical lawsuit brought by patients who claimed that taking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved...more
On February 28, 2018, Ethan P. Davis, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Consumer Protection Branch, addressed the life sciences community regarding off-label promotion. In his remarks, Deputy Assistant Attorney...more
3/6/2018
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Attorney General ,
CGMP ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Misleading Statements ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
REMS
Price increases threatening the availability of EpiPen® and EpiPen Jr® Auto-Injectors (“EpiPen”) have touched off the latest firestorm over drug pricing. Lost amid the public outcry, however, is a thorny regulatory issue:...more
9/21/2016
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Classification ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Manufacturers ,
MDRP ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates
Following months of public outcry and Congressional probes into significant drug price increases, the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced legislation targeting “behavior that blocks competition and delays the creation of...more
7/6/2016
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Biosimilars ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHRMA ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Price Transparency ,
Proposed Legislation ,
REMS ,
Research and Development ,
Senate Judiciary Committee