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California Prescription Drugs

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trending in Telehealth: June 2025

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Telehealth Companies Sued for Selling Compounded GLP-1 Drugs and Violations of Corporate Practice of Medicine Laws

Branded drug manufacturers, including Eli Lilly and Company (Eli Lilly), have been pursuing various legal actions against compounding pharmacies and telehealth companies that provide compounded diabetes and weight-loss drugs,...more

Epstein Becker & Green

As State Legislatures Debate Strengthening the Corporate Practice of Medicine Limitations, a Drug Manufacturer’s Lawsuits Shine a...

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Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly has filed suit against four companies involved in making, prescribing, and/or selling compounded versions of its weight loss and diabetes drugs ZEPBOUND® and MOUNJARO®....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California Introduces Bill to Protect 340B Contract Pharmacy Arrangements

California legislators recently introduced AB 1460, which would prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from engaging in discriminatory practices aimed at providers participating in the 340B drug pricing program (covered...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

Don’t Jeopardize Your License: Ensure Compliance With California State Board of Pharmacy Notification and Reporting Obligations

Pharmacies, wholesalers, third-party logistics providers, outsourcing facilities, clinics, and pharmacists must obtain the California State Board of Pharmacy’s (the “Board”) approval or otherwise notify the Board about...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California Law Requiring AG Notice for Retail Grocery and Pharmacy Transactions Now in Effect

On January 1, 2024, Assembly Bill 853 (AB 853) went into effect in California. It requires parties to a transaction involving retail grocery firms or retail drug firms to file a notice with the California attorney general 180...more

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California Enacts PBM Anti-Discrimination Law

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On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 786 (SB 786) into law, prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from discriminating against covered entities participating in the 340B Program....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

New California Law Affects Pharmacy Operations, Staffing Ratios, And Much More

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On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1286 into law. The new law, sponsored by Assemblymember Matt Haney and the California Board of Pharmacy, aims to reduce medication errors and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Hawaii and California, Seeking to Shed Their Dreary Public Images, Liberalize Psychedelics

As we’ve discussed, the federal government seems to be getting on board with the legal use of psychedelics. So are many states. While states across the country are moving towards expanding legal (or at least decriminalized)...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

California Passes New Law Requiring Physicians and their Employers to Notify Patients about the Open Payments Database

A new California law (AB 1278) will require physicians and their employers to provide patients with several forms of notices about the Open Payments database, starting January 1, 2023. The law is intended to increase...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

New Limitations on Chain Pharmacy Quotas in California

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Retail chain pharmacies should be aware of California’s recent passage of SB 362, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newson late last month, and the potential impact of the law on how chains evaluate their pharmacy staff and...more

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New California Rules Limit Prescription Auto-Refill Programs

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Starting next summer, California licensed pharmacies offering automatic prescription refill programs will be subject to new constraints and limitations. California recently approved new Board of Pharmacy regulations, which go...more

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