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Finally, FDA’s Final Word on Unapproved Use Communications

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On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”) released a long-awaited guidance titled, “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of...more

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9th Circuit Finds That Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) Procedures Constitute Treatments As Drugs

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In United States v. California Stem Cell Treatment Center, Inc.[1], the FDA brought a lawsuit against doctors who create and administer a stem cell mixture called stromal vascular fraction (SVF), alleging violations of the...more

King & Spalding

The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | April 2024 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for April 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more

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FDA’s Final Rule on Direct-to-Consumer Advertising – Presentation of Risk Information

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In November 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final rule (Rule) to amend its regulations concerning radio and television direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements (ads) for human prescription drugs...more

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Healthcare Enforcement in a Post-Pandemic World

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After a year-over-year reduction in drug, device, and biologic Warning Letters from 2012 through 2019, Warning Letters spiked to pre-2014 levels in 2020 during the pandemic. This was due in large part to a significant number...more

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Key Questions Remain Despite FDA Attempts To Clarify Guidance on Clinical Decision Software

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Clinical decision support (CDS) software has been recognized — including by government agencies — as having significant potential to increase quality of care and enhance health outcomes, and companies across the health care...more

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Caught in FDA’s Crosshairs: Delta-8 THC Products Invite Increased Scrutiny

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer alert related to Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-8 THC), following a recent increase in adverse event reports to FDA and poison control centers. Although Delta-8...more

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FDA Eases Enforcement to Help Make More Ventilators Available

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) issued Guidance[1] on March 22, 2020 to continue its efforts to maintain an adequate supply of devices to treat patients who develop respiratory failure or respiratory...more

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FDA Set to Regulate LDTs - Citing Safety Concerns and Advanced Technologies

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Advances in medical technology have increased the use of diagnostic tests to guide therapeutic decisions for many diseases and conditions, especially in the context of personalized medicine. Citing the need to ensure that...more

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FDA Promises Guidance on Lawful Off-Label Promotion

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In June, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") announced that by the end of the year, the agency would issue a draft guidance document addressing the contours of lawful and unlawful off-label promotion. The...more

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FDA Advises it Will Not Enforce Regulatory Controls for Low-Risk Medical Information Technology Devices

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently issued a draft report...more

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FDA Targets Medical Device Companies

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FDA Developing New Risk and Benefit Perception Scale - Since 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has increased its presence and tightened its control over medical device companies, and this trend is expected to...more

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