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Latham & Watkins LLP

Healthcare Life Sciences Drug Pricing Digest - July 2025 #2

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, which was published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2025. The comment period ends on September...more

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Key Takeaways from FDA’s Draft Guidance on Use of AI in Drug and Biological Life Cycle

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued its draft guidance, Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products, on January 6, 2025. ...more

Fenwick & West LLP

FDA Issues Draft Guidances on AI in Medical Devices, Drug Development: What Manufacturers and Sponsors Need to Know

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently released two draft guidance documents (Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations and...more

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Navigating China's Healthcare Compliance Landscape: New Guidelines to Mitigate Commercial Bribery Risks

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China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has released the draft Compliance Guidelines for Healthcare Companies to Prevent Commercial Bribery Risks (Draft Guidelines) for public comment. The Draft Guidelines,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FDA Pushes to Diversify Clinical Studies, Releases Draft Industry Guidance

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On June 26, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its much-anticipated draft guidance on Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies....more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Diversity Action Plans

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On June 26, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance setting forth detailed requirements for the submission of Diversity Action Plans (DAPs) by sponsors of certain clinical studies involving...more

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The Interplay Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust and Life Sciences - June 2024

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Court Orders Delisting of Patents from Orange Book and Denies Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Counterclaims for Improper Orange Book Listings. On June 10, Judge Stanley Chesler of the District of New Jersey entered judgment on...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Last Call for Comments on Bipartisan Discussion Draft SUSTAIN Act: Shaping 340B for the Future

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Only a few days remain for stakeholders—which includes drug manufacturers, patients, health care providers, pharmacies and others— to take advantage of a rare opportunity to influence the statutory contours of the 340B Drug...more

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FDA Issues Revised Off-Label Communications Guidance

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has issued a revised draft guidance that seeks to address questions and provide recommendations regarding the sharing of scientific information with health care providers ("HCPs")...more

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FDA Announces Proposed Rule Regarding Laboratory Developed Tests

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The highly anticipated rule, which would make explicit that LDTs are medical devices subject to FDA oversight, proposes to end the agency's general enforcement discretion approach to such devices....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

US Seeks Comments on Text for WIPO Genetic Resources Treaty

Summary - Last year the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), under a threat of a vote, accelerated negotiations on an international legal instrument related to intellectual property (IP) and genetic resources...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FDA Revises Guidance Concerning Scientific Communications to HCPs about Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a long-awaited revised draft guidance on October 23, 2023, which focuses on communications to healthcare providers (HCPs) regarding scientific information on unapproved uses...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FDA Proposes Drastic Overhaul of Laboratory Developed Test Regulation

Of particular interest to clinical laboratories and medical device manufacturers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released a controversial proposed rule on September 29 that would dramatically alter...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

New FDA Draft Guidance Updates Recommendations for Good Clinical Practices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a draft of its updated Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidance for modernizing clinical trials. The draft guidance will be open for public comment for 60 days from...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FDA Establishes Public Docket Soliciting Comments on Nitrosamine Drug Substance-Related Impurities

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the establishment of a docket requesting public comments on the identification, assessment, and control of N-nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities (NDSRIs) in drug...more

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The ABCs of DCTs: New FDA Guidance Provides Recommendations for the Conduct of Decentralized Clinical Trials

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On May 2, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published draft guidance titled “Decentralized Clinical Trials for Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices” (the “Draft Guidance”). ...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Decentralized Clinical Trials

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On May 2nd, the FDA published draft guidance regarding the use of DCTs to support the development of drugs, biological products and devices. In contrast to traditional site-based clinical trials, DCTs are characterized by...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FDA Publishes Groundbreaking AI/ML Medical Device Draft Guidance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has announced its first-ever draft guidance specifically addressing the use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (“AI/ML”) in medical devices (“Draft Guidance”).This...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FDA Revamps Guidance Concerning Use of Electronic Systems, Records, and Signatures in Clinical Investigations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published updated draft guidance for industry, Electronic Systems, Electronic Records, and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigations–Questions and Answers (Draft...more

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FDA Proposes IND Exemptions for Drug Studies of Foods, Supplements, or Cosmetics

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Under the proposed regulation, sponsors and sponsor-investigators whose planned study falls within an exemption will not be required to submit an Investigational New Drug application ("IND") or comply with IND reporting...more

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FDA plans to expand remote evaluations, record reviews post-pandemic

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued draft guidance on how it will continue to conduct remote regulatory assessments (RRAs) after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends. This guidance...more

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FDA may permit Rx-to-OTC switch using additional conditions beyond traditional labeling

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On June 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the long-awaited proposed rule “Nonprescription Drug Product with an Additional Condition for Nonprescription Use” (ACNU), which would could expand the...more

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Hot Off the Press: Mississippi Board of Pharmacy Files Proposed Rule on Shared Pharmacy Services

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On June 10, 2022, the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy filed their much-anticipated proposed rule on pharmacy shared services, starting the clock on the 25-day public comment period. The Board simultaneously filed its...more

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FDA May Require Opioids to be Dispensed with Mail-Back Envelopes and Related Patient Education

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The FDA is requesting public comments on a possible change to the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy requiring opioid analgesics (OA) used in an outpatient setting to be dispensed with mail-back...more

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The Clock is Ticking: Comments to Proposed Federal Rules For Wholesalers and 3PLs are Due June 6th and Here’s What We Think

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On February 4, 2022, the FDA released its long-awaited proposed national standards for the licensure of third party logistics providers (3PLs) and wholesale drug distributors. The draft rules were years over-due and the delay...more

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