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FDA Approved Journavx, a Non-Opioid Drug for Pain Management

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On January 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic, to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults. It is the first new type...more

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2024 FDA Enforcement Review: Quality and Transparency Remain Critical Concerns

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), in partnership with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), pursued significant and, in some cases, precedent-setting enforcement actions in 2024. The government continued to...more

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CMS Issues Final 2025 Calendar Year Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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On November 1, 2024, CMS issued a rule finalizing changes to Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B policies effective on or after January 1, 2025 (the Final Rule). Section 1848 of...more

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Investigation Newsletter: Teva Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $450 Million to Resolve FCA Claims

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Teva Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $450 Million to Resolve FCA Claims - On October 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Teva Neuroscience Inc. will pay $450 million to...more

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Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Would Expand Access and Medicare Coverage

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On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule) for the calendar year 2025. The Proposed Rule would implement certain provisions of the...more

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Parents Bring Kratom Lawsuits Following Overdose Deaths and Other Serious Injuries

Kratom, a natural substance derived from the leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree, has recently gained notoriety for its potential dangers. While proponents cite its therapeutic benefits, concerns have surged about its...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

2023: Another Year Chock Full of Challenges for FDA

At the start of 2022, we reflected on what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had accomplished during the preceding 12 months and the challenges that could be ahead for the agency during the impending year, especially...more

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Stocking Naloxone in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Consider

It is well known that opioid overdoses have occurred at epidemic levels in the United States for years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid overdose deaths have increased from 21,089...more

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Notice of Appeal - A quarterly newsletter reviewing Third Circuit opinions impacting white collar defense lawyers - Fall 2023

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BACKGROUND- A sugar distributor sought to acquire a sugar producer. The district court determined that the relevant product market included distributors as sources of refined sugar, in addition to sugar producers. The...more

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10 Health Issues to Watch as Congress Returns from August Recess

Health care has been one of the most active issue areas in the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of jurisdiction in both the House and the Senate has been fueled in part by efforts to reauthorize various...more

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FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Studies of Medical Devices for Opioid Use Disorder

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released draft guidance regarding clinical considerations for studies of medical devices intended to treat opioid use disorder (OUD).  According to the FDA’s press release,...more

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The State AG Report – 7.13.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •FTC and FDA Weed Out Misleadingly Marketed THC-Containing...more

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AGs Question FDA Plan for Mail-Back Opioid Program

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13 Republican AGs wrote a letter to the FDA in response to its Request for Information regarding “In-Home Disposal Systems for Opioid Analgesics,” a proposed mail-back program for leftover opioid products....more

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FDA and SAMHSA Issue Joint Statement in Support of Reducing Barriers to Evidence Based Treatments

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On May 9, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a joint statement regarding both agencies’ commitment to providing evidence-based...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Begin Voting on Bills

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TikTok Ban - The Senate State and Local Government Committee this week passed S 83, a bill that would prohibit use of “high risk platforms” (including websites and applications) on public devices and networks. It lists...more

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[Event] 6th Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement - March 14th - 15th, Washington, DC

Join American Conference Institute at the 6th Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement on March 14-15, 2023, in Washington. Hear from leading stakeholders, discuss your most pressing...more

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Not Quite the Titanic: The Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act Rescues Some FDA Policy Initiatives

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The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) user fee negotiations may have hit an iceberg, but it did not sink all the legislative riders that accompanied this summer’s House and Senate bills. Buried within the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Announces Review of Opioid Prescribing Regulations and Framework for Preventing Overdose-Related Deaths

The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Robert Califf, announced on August 30, 2022 that, in addition to an extensive review of opioid regulations, the agency is launching a framework aimed at preventing...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement - July 12th - 13th, Washington, DC

The only conference that presents strategies and solutions for every link of the controlled substances supply chain. Attend and learn how to best conform business practices to meet industry and regulatory demands, bolster...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

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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DOJ Civil Division's Consumer Protection Branch Features FDA Enforcement Actions in its First-Ever Annual "Recent Highlights"...

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division's Consumer Protection Branch (CPB) released its first-ever annual "recent highlights" report. The report describes the CPB's accomplishments from October...more

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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - April 2022 #2

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Federal Circuit Declines to Revive Opioid Overdose Remedy

On February 10, in Adapt Pharma Operations Ltd. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s holding that Adapt’s methods of treatment of opioid overdose is invalid as obvious. The...more

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Dr. Robert Califf Confirmed to Fill FDA Commissioner Position

The US Senate voted on February 15 to confirm Dr. Robert M. Califf as the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a position that has been filled since April 2021 by acting commissioner Dr. Janet...more

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B.C. Supreme Court declines to strike Province’s class action claims to recover healthcare costs and damages related to opioid...

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In August 2018, the Province of British Columbia (Province) commenced a class action on behalf of itself and other provincial and federal governments against approximately 50 pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, and...more

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