On June 17, 2025, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary announced that the agency is creating a new pilot program called the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV). The program is intended...more
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- Who is impacted: Manufacturers of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and food products.
- What is changing: The agency is prioritizing user fee reauthorization, the MAHA initiative and a push for...more
5/23/2025
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On May 12, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the executive order (EO) “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing To American Patients.” The EO sets forth policy positions that attempt to further rein in drug...more
5/14/2025
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Companies that interact with FDA are likely to find that the layoff of 3,500 employees on April 1, 2025, affects their dealings in a variety of ways....more
On April 22, 2025, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dr. Martin Makary announced that FDA is taking actions to remove petroleum-based dyes...more
4/24/2025
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Increases in Counterfeit Beauty and Personal Care Products -
The rise of e-commerce has led to increasing sales of counterfeit or noncompliant beauty and personal care products, including many that are knockoffs of...more
There has been a flurry of activity at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since the start of the Trump administration. Day-to-day operations at FDA are already significantly altered, and we expect the trickle-down effects...more
In March 2024, Valisure, an independent quality advocate, filed a citizen petition claiming to have detected elevated levels of benzene in benzoyl peroxide acne treatment products. Valisure’s petition included testing results...more
3/28/2025
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Dr. Martin Makary has been confirmed by the Senate as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Makary is taking the helm at FDA during an unprecedented time for the agency, which has been subject...more
3/27/2025
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On March 10, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. initiated a significant shift in the regulation of ultra-processed foods by directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise the GRAS (Generally Recognized...more
3/13/2025
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On February 19, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the executive order “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Deregulatory Initiative” (the 2025 EO). The 2025 EO,...more
2/25/2025
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On February 13, 2025, at the swearing-in of Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump signed Executive Order “Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again...more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has been confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In this capacity, RFK Jr. will oversee 13 agencies that are critical to U.S. health policy,...more
2/13/2025
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Since the announcement that president-elect Donald Trump would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), media reports have featured opinions from...more
1/23/2025
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User Fees
Key Points -
- It remains to be seen what priorities Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marty Makary might set if confirmed as HHS secretary and FDA commissioner, respectively.
- The Trump administration will likely focus on drug...more
1/21/2025
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The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA or Agency) final rule on Additional Conditions for Nonprescription Use (ACNU) paves the way for some drugs that are currently available only with a prescription to switch to OTC where a...more
What Are GLP-1s? Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, also known as GLP-1 drugs, are a class of medications that mimic the action of the glucagon-like peptide-1 hormone, which is involved in the regulation of blood...more