Last year, a federal court in California ruled against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a matter where the government alleged that a stem cell clinic’s products should be regulated as new drugs. The decision...more
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two proposed rules that aim to clarify inconsistencies between FDA’s human subject protection regulations and the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human...more
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final guidance, “Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests (PLAIR),” describing its policy regarding requests for the importation of unapproved finished...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the proposed rule, “National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-Party Logistics Providers,” which aims to improve the security...more
In 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) issued four warning letters and two untitled letters to pharmaceutical companies for promotional materials that allegedly...more
1/26/2021
/ Advertising ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Misbranding ,
OPDP ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Promotional Items ,
Warning Letters
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) posted two more warning letters for 2020, bringing the tally to five warning and untitled letters for the year. These...more
10/26/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Misbranding ,
OPDP ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Safety Standards ,
Warning Letters
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
1/23/2017
/ Biologics ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
First Amendment ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
HCEI ,
Healthcare ,
Investigational New Drug Application (IND) ,
Labeling ,
Medical Devices ,
PCORI ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health