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HHS Publishes 340B Guidance Proposing Rebate Pilot Program

On July 31, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a much-anticipated 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (Pilot Program) via guidance (Guidance) that will be formally published on August 1, 2025. The...more

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SAMR Publishes Official Review on China’s Antitrust Enforcement in 2024: Key Developments and Takeaways

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On June 7, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the 2024 Annual Report on Antitrust Enforcement (“Report”), providing a comprehensive overview of key legislative developments, enforcement...more

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on Remote Regulatory Assessments, But How Will They Support the Administration’s Manufacturing-Related...

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In response to travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) began conducting remote regulatory assessments (“RRAs”) of medical products companies and other...more

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FDA’s Remote Regulatory Assessments Enhance DSCSA Compliance With Technology-Driven Oversight

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On June 25, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a final guidance, “Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments: Question and Answers.”...more

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Updated PMPRB Guidelines expected in summer 2025 and NPDUIS releases ninth edition of the Meds Entry Watch Report

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In the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)’s June 2025 NEWSletter, Acting Chairperson Anie Perrault confirms that the PMPRB plans on publishing its final Guidelines in summer 2025. This will mark the completion of...more

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Canada Reconsiders Comparative Clinical Trials Requirements for Biosimilars

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On June 10, 2025, Health Canada initiated a public consultation on proposed revisions to its Guidance Document: Information and Submission Requirements for Biosimilar Biologic Drugs. A notable update is the proposal to remove...more

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FDA Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program comes with questions surrounding implementation

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday a “Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher” (CNPV) program, which will provide a “limited number” of vouchers to sponsors of drug products that are “aligned with...more

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FDA Extends Scrutiny Over Color Additives Beyond Food to Drug Products

FDA’s recent focus on potentially harmful color additives in food products has expanded to the pharmaceutical sector. In May 2025, FDA issued a draft guidance titled Replacing Color Additives in Approved or Marketed Drug...more

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FDA’s AI-Assisted Review: The Next Stage of Regulated Product Evaluation

On June 2, 2025, FDA announced the launch of Elsa, a generative AI tool designed to “help employees—from scientific reviewers to investigators—work more efficiently.” Per FDA, the tool “modernizes agency functions and...more

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HHS Previews Guidance Addressing Implementation of 340B Rebate System

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In the fall of 2024, several pharmaceutical companies reacted to HRSA's decision to prevent them from implementing a rebate model for their respective 340B Programs by filing lawsuits against HHS and HRSA claiming that the...more

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China Monthly Antitrust Update: April 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for April. The following events merit special attention...more

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FDA Announces Plan to Phase Out Animal Testing Requirement

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 10, 2025, announced a significant policy shift aimed at reducing its reliance on animal testing for drug development and incorporating new approach methodologies (NAMs)...more

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FDA Regulatory Uncertainty Calls for Strategic Decision-Making by Drug Developers

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The recent reductions in the US Food and Drug Administration’s workforce are poised to have a substantial impact on drug and biologic development programs. This LawFlash discusses strategies to optimize interactions with the...more

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Blurring the Line Between the Dry and Wet Lab: Joint Inventorship in AI-Assisted Life Science Inventions

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In 2024, not one but two Nobel Prizes (in Chemistry and Physics) were awarded to researchers for their work in artificial intelligence ("AI"). Particularly noteworthy for the life science community is the Nobel Prize in...more

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FDA Publishes Case Studies and User Guide for Rare Disease Drug Developers

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Drug development programs face unique challenges in demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of drugs for treating rare diseases. The FDA’s Accelerating Rare disease Cures (ARC) Program started the Learning and Education to...more

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FDA’s Recent Guidance on Accelerated Approval and Implications for Rare Diseases

In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2025, we will publish a series of posts throughout the month on As Prescribed and Health Law Scan, focusing on issues impacting the rare disease community....more

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FDA Reveals AI Development Cheat Sheet in Highly Anticipated Draft Guidances

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Early in the new year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two anticipated draft guidance documents focused on artificial intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle...more

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End of an Era: FDA Retires 2017 Interim Policies for Bulk Drug Lists

On January 7, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two parallel guidance documents for the Section 503A and Section 503B bulk drug lists, announcing the end of FDA’s 2017 interim policies. Under the new...more

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Rethinking FDA’s Accelerated Approval Pathway: New Draft Guidances and Implications for Drug Companies

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two new guidance documents governing details of the Accelerated Approval Program, including a focus on product withdrawal and requirements for ongoing confirmatory...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance Describing When a Confirmatory Trial of a Drug Seeking Accelerated Approval Is “Underway”

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In recent years, Congress and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) have sought to reform the accelerated approval process, an expedited development and approval pathway for drugs that provide meaningful therapeutic...more

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FDA Issues New Recommendations on Use of AI for Medical Devices, Drugs, and Biologics

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In its most recent effort to keep pace with advancing technology, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two draft guidances on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of drugs, biologics,...more

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How to (Finally) Get Your SIUU Out: FDA Issues Final Guidance on Communicating Off-Label Scientific Information

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On January 7, 2025, FDA announced the availability of a final guidance document titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical...more

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FDA Furthers Efforts to Improve the Accelerated Approval Pathway through New Draft Guidance on Confirmatory Trials

On January 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) released a draft guidance titled “Accelerated Approval and Considerations for Determining Whether a Confirmatory Trial is Underway” (the “Draft...more

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FDA Unveils Draft Guidance on Developing Drugs and Biological Products for Weight Reduction

On January 7, the FDA made available draft guidance on the development of drugs and biological products for weight reduction within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research intended for reduction and long-term maintenance...more

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Manufacturers Take Note: FDA Clarifies In-Process Sampling Under Section 211.110

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Our FDA/Food, Drug & Device Team reviews how new draft guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can help manufacturers better understand requirements for drug product manufacturing....more

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