On May 6, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to expand its use of unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing facilities that “produce foods, essential medicines, and other medical products...more
On October 1, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its guidance on the use of electronic records in clinical investigations of drugs, devices, biologics, foods, tobacco products and new animal drugs. The...more
On July 8, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released updated draft guidance, “Addressing Misinformation About Medical Devices and Prescription Drugs: Questions and Answers,” that replaces similar guidance from...more
On August 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first set of negotiated prices for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for 2026. Authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act of...more
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
On Friday, January 5, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the Section 804 Importation Program (SIP) proposal of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (FAHCA). The SIP is a pathway that allows...more
Enacted on December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the year-end omnibus spending bill) includes the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act (FDORA), which enhances the Food and Drug Administration’s authority in...more
On January 24, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration published a notice in the Federal Register to “address the uncertainty” created by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s September 30, 2021, decision in...more