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[Podcast] FDA-Regulated Products Supply Chain Disruptions: Policy Shifts

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Navigating the complexities of maintaining a stable supply chain in an ever-changing global environment is a key focus for FDA-regulated companies. As US policy shifts, the topic of global supply chain has only become more...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

[Webinar] Mitigating the Impact of Tariffs: A Practical Guide for Life Sciences Companies - June 17th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

AGG partner and Life Science team member, Allison Raley, will present a complimentary webinar examining how life sciences companies can overcome challenges in the face of U.S. tariffs. As international trade tensions persist...more

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UK will permanently retain its UK+ exhaustion regime to allow continued supply of medicines into the UK

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The government has published its response to the consultation on the exhaustion regime for IP rights. The overall conclusion is that the UK will permanently maintain its UK+ IP exhaustion regime, the bespoke (and...more

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FDA to Expand Unannounced Inspections of Foreign Facilities — Manufacturers, Research Firms Should Prepare

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On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a plan to expand its use of unannounced inspections of foreign manufacturing facilities that produce foods, essential medicines and other medical products...more

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FDA Expands Unannounced Inspections at Foreign Manufacturing Facilities

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On May 6, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to expand its use of unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing facilities that “produce foods, essential medicines, and other medical products...more

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U.S. Department of Commerce Investigates Possible Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals: Forecasting the Impact and an Opportunity to Comment

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I. Key Takeaways - - The Secretary of Commerce is investigating the effects of imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients (and their derivative products) on national security to support potential tariffs or...more

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Trump Administration Takes First Steps Towards Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals

After months of signaling, the Department of Commerce disclosed on April 14 that it had begun an investigation into the national security impacts of importing pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients and derivative...more

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Commerce Seeks Comments on Section 232 Pharmaceutical Investigation

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Yesterday, April 16, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce, published a “Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of...more

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Canadian Drug Importation May Undermine Intellectual Property Protection

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The Situation: Earlier this year, Florida became the first state to receive authorization for its Section 804 Importation Program ("SIP") from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). This initial step toward the legal...more

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UK Government Launches Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy

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The strategy aims to boost supply chain resilience of critical goods. On 17 January 2024, the government launched the Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy (the strategy), which aims to safeguard UK supplies of goods...more

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FDA Authorizes Florida’s Drug Importation Program

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On Jan. 5, the FDA authorized Florida’s Section 804 Implementation program (SIP), making Florida the first state to secure such approval. Generally, there are three pathways to importing a prescription drug into the United...more

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FDA issues final guidance for importing drugs prior to anticipated approval

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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final guidance, “Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests (PLAIR),” describing its policy regarding requests for the importation of unapproved finished...more

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Health Canada – COVID-19 update highlights

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UPDATE: The Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Drugs and Medical Devices (Shortages) were published in the Canada Gazette on September 1, 2021. These amendments are intended to provide Health Canada with...more

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U.S. rule permitting import of drugs from Canada prompts Health Canada to release Interim Order prohibiting exports that may risk...

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UPDATE: The Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Drugs and Medical Devices (Shortages) were published in the Canada Gazette on September 1, 2021. These amendments are intended to provide Health Canada with...more

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[Webinar] Looking ahead to 2021: Impacts of the election for the life sciences and health care industry - November 19th, 12:30 pm...

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Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons virtual event series - The fast pace of innovation in the life sciences and health care industry has reached an all-time high in 2020 as the industry grapples with the new reality of...more

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FDA, CMS actions on drug importation promise much, likely deliver little

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Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced policies intended to permit the importation of, and Medicaid reimbursement for, certain foreign prescription...more

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Final Canadian Drug Importation Rule and HHS Certification Issued Under Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

As previously covered on this blog, in mid-2019 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly published the Safe Importation Action Plan, which outlined the Trump...more

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Executive Order on Essential Medicines: A Timeline and Overview of Key Provisions

On August 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States.” The far-reaching EO seeks to ensure the domestic...more

K2 Integrity

Deterring the Counterfeits: Finding an Antidote for Global Businesses

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When thinking of counterfeit products, minds may wander to a person on the street selling near-authentic looking bags, sunglasses, and watches, for a fraction of the price of what would be paid at a store. But what if there...more

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FDA Issues Proposed Rule and Draft Guidance on Drug Importation

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In late December 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency operating within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued two documents—a Proposed Rule and a Draft Guidance—intended to establish two...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Administration Finally Releases Proposed Drug Importation Policies for Stakeholder and Public Comments

At the end of July 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly published the Safe Importation Action Plan, which outlined the Trump Administration’s two-part...more

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Trump Administration Issues Proposed Policies to Facilitate Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada, Other Countries

• FDA issues a Proposed Rule to allow states and other entities to import certain prescription drugs from Canada. • In addition, FDA issues draft guidance for industry to explain how drug manufacturers can import their own...more

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DHSC Update on Medicines and Medical Devices Contingency Planning

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Following the recent agreement to delay Brexit until 31 January 2020, the UK Department of Health and Social Care ("DHSC") has written to suppliers of UK medicines and medical devices to confirm the continued contingency...more

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Will FDA be forced to implement a drug importation program?

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Over a year ago, HHS Secretary Alex Azar requested that FDA establish a working group to explore how drug importation “could help address price hikes and supply disruptions.” The FDA working group was not assigned the task of...more

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Sitting Here on Capitol Hill: Congressional Developments on Life Science and Consumer Product Issues - July 2019

Legislation - Biologics: Senate Health Committee Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Health Care Costs - During the last week of June, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved...more

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