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Federal and State Agencies Ramp Up Scrutiny of the GLP-1 Drug Market

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Overview - As demand for GLP-1 drugs continues to skyrocket, federal and state agencies are turning their attention to the GLP-1 market and ramping up efforts to address the perceived risks associated with counterfeit and...more

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GLP-1 Drugs: Ohio Board of Pharmacy Issues FAQs for Compounders

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top In spring 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resolved and ended the GLP-1 medications shortage, subsequently releasing declaratory orders that neither...more

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[Podcast] Health Law Diagnosed – Best Practices for Communicating with the FDA

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In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed , Of Counsel Bridgette Keller hosts a discussion of best practices for interacting and communicating with the FDA. Hear from Joanne Hawana and Ben Zegarelli, FDA specialists...more

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Staying Prepared Amid FDA Changes

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Despite recent staffing reductions and leadership transitions at the FDA, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers should not interpret these changes as a signal of reduced regulatory enforcement. On the contrary, the...more

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Regulatory Escalation in Pharma Sector: China Imposes First Executive Sanctions in a Cartel Case

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On May 9, 2025, the Tianjin Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (“Tianjin AMR”) announced administrative penalties against four manufacturers of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (“DSP”) active pharmaceutical...more

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FDA Finds Significant Bioequivalence Concerns in Raptim Studies Leading to ANDA and NDA Reviews

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In a highly unusual move, on March 27, the US Food and Drug Association (FDA) issued a Drug Safety Notice that calls into question both pending and approved abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) and new drug applications...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FDA Can Keep Tirzepatide off the Drug Shortage List, Judge Says

On March 5, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied the Outsourcing Facilities Association’s motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from...more

McCarter & English, LLP

FDA Finalizes Guidance on Communications Regarding Unapproved Uses of Medical Products

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: February 4 – 10, 2025

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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Delayed Action on Misconduct Costs Firm $4M; FCA Whistleblower Flagged Earlier Application

Scientist and pharmaceutical researcher Andrew P. Mallon—who first reported to NIH and others in 2016 his suspicions that then-Athira Pharma CEO Leen Kawas falsified data in published papers—filed the whistleblower suit...more

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FTC and Bipartisan State AGs Win Landmark Case Against ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Over Daraprim Monopoly

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On January 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that Martin Shkreli, CEO of Vyera Pharmaceuticals (Vyera), violated federal and state laws by engaging in illegal and...more

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New Intended Use Rule Finalized

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On August 2, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final intended use rule (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule amends FDA’s regulations describing the types of evidence relevant to determining a product’s...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] 340B… Or Not 340B: Oversight, Compliance and Enforcement - July 15th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am PT

The 340B Program has gained national attention over the last decade, in part due to the opportunities it provides to generate revenue for participating entities without risk of significant enforcement penalties for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Government’s Watchful Eye on Fraud Stemming from Stem Cell Therapy

Stem cell therapy, also known as regenerative medicine, has been around for decades, but in recent years, the use of and interest in stem cell therapy has increased exponentially. The dramatic utilization of stem cell...more

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FDA signals uptick in enforcement with market sweep on depression claims

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On 19 February, 2021 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced warning letters to ten companies for selling dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent depression and other mental health...more

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FDA cracks down on pharmaceutical firm for misbranding drug as COVID-19 treatment

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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) posted two more warning letters for 2020, bringing the tally to five warning and untitled letters for the year. These...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Year in Review: A Shifting Regulatory Landscape

The FDA actions that dominated 2019 demonstrated a shifting regulatory landscape for certain product types, such as e-cigarettes, foods and supplements containing cannabidiol (CBD), and digital health / machine learning...more

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After Decades of Broad Enforcement Discretion, FDA Signals New Approach to Homeopathic Drugs

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Two announcements made by FDA in late October signal a marked change to FDA’s regulatory approach to “homeopathic” drugs. On October 25, 2019, FDA withdrew the 1988 Compliance Policy Guide (“CPG”) 400.400 Conditions Under...more

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Solid and Hazardous Waste Judicial/Regulatory Developments (2018-2019): Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation...

I undertook a presentation on April 17th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste Judicial/Regulatory Developments: 2018 – 2019 - The discussion addressed...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, reached a deal this week with the state of Oklahoma in which they will pay “$270 million to avoid going to a state court trial over the company’s role in the...more

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Compliance Risk Alert: Opioid Warning Letters issued by the U.S. Department of Justice Target Prescribers

U.S. Attorney’s Offices (“USAOs”) across the country are issuing warning letters to physicians and other prescribers (collectively, “Prescribers”) cautioning them about their opioid prescribing practices (the “Warning...more

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FDA Issues Warning Letter Regarding Unapproved Stem Cell Products

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement on Dec. 20, 2018, once again putting stem cell companies on notice about its intention to crack down on the marketing of unapproved stem cell products, and...more

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FDA Commissioner Speaks Out on Compliance and Enforcement

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On Dec. 12, 2018, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced tougher compliance and enforcement policies for drug manufacturers, dietary supplement manufacturers, stem cell clinics and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

'Opioids and Legal Enforcement — A Primer' - HarrisMartin's Drugs & Medical Devices

The opioid crisis in America is now well known, affecting a staggering number of people directly or indirectly and occupying a regular place in media reports and political discussions. In addition to potential public health...more

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FDA Shows that it Means Business in Stopping Stem Cell Clinics that Put Patients at Risk

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On Wednesday, FDA announced that it filed two complaints in federal court seeking injunctions to stop marketing efforts of unapproved stem cell treatments by US Stem Cell Clinic of Sunrise, Florida, and California Stem Cell...more

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