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On July 16, 49 attorneys general (AGs) announced that they joined a $202 million settlement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead). Previously announced by the Department of Justice in April, the settlement resolved allegations...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have jointly announced the launch of a reinvigorated DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group aimed at enhancing interagency...more
For the past several years, physicians and compounding pharmacies have stepped in to address critical patient access gaps during U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shortage declarations for semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy)...more
On June 11, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate issued an internal memorandum (the “Shumate memo”) to all Civil Division employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), describing the Division’s enforcement...more
On May 21, 2025, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General released a statement and sent letters to Connecticut weight loss clinics, med spas, medical practices and other businesses regarding allegedly or potentially...more
FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) is active throughout each year issuing letters challenging promotional labeling they deem noncompliant. Any communication from FDA regarding a promotional claim they disagree...more
The pharmaceutical and medical device industries have long utilized speaker programs, which typically involve retaining health care professionals to speak or present on the companies’ products to educate their peers. Speaker...more
Weight loss clinics, telehealth companies, physicians, and pharmacies that have been prescribing or dispensing compounded GLP-1 medications must prepare for significant changes following the Food and Drug Administration’s...more
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) announced in a Declaratory Order the resolution of the shortage of semaglutide injection products Wegovy and Ozempic (the “February Declaratory Order”). On March...more
Now that the shortage of semaglutide injection products has been resolved, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will restrict third parties from compounding the drug. Our FDA/Food, Drug & Device and Health Care Groups have...more
When was the last time you thought about “data on file” (“DOF”)? Probably not recently, but last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) posted an untitled letter (the...more
In an opinion that may complicate the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) efforts to enforce the False Claims Act (“FCA”), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held in a unanimous opinion on February 18, 2025 that...more
Welcome to the Winter 2025 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and...more
Bass, Berry & Sims is pleased to announce the release of the 13th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review examining important healthcare fraud developments in 2024. Compiled by the firm's Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Task Force,...more
On February 21, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised its shortage categorization of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) medication, marking the shortage as “resolved” for all presentations of the...more
In January 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its 2023 revised draft guidance Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for January 2025. This month features long-awaited proposed and final rules regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more
Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the end of a years-long shortage of semaglutide injection products — a popular glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) weight loss and diabetes medication. As a result,...more
On February 21, the FDA announced that the shortage of semaglutide injection products has been resolved. Semaglutide has appeared on the FDA’s Drug Shortage List since 2022 because demand for the drug exceeded the available...more
On January 6, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published final guidance titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and 18 state attorneys general (AG) announced a settlement with Boston-based QOL Medical, LLC (QOL) and its CEO, Frederick Cooper, to resolve allegations that the company provided unlawful...more
Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more
On January 10, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) put into effect its Compliance Guidelines for Healthcare Companies to Prevent Commercial Bribery Risks (“Compliance Guidelines”)....more
On December 27, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit joined other federal circuit courts in adopting the “at-least-one-purpose” rule (generally shortened to the “one purpose rule”)....more