In July 2022, the agency formerly known as the Puerto Rico Auxiliary Secretariat for Regulation and Accreditation of Health Facilities (SARAFS), now the Auxiliary Secretariat for the Regulation of Public Health (SARSP),...more
Takeaway: When it comes to mislabeling and related claims, and especially when human safety is not implicated, express preemption under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) remains a powerful tool in the hands of...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA23). Buried in this massive piece of legislation is Section 3621, Regulation of Certain Products as Drugs, which...more
On September 15, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $7.9 million settlement with generic manufacturer Akorn Operating Company LLC (Akorn) to resolve allegations that Akorn caused the submission of...more
As we explained in a previous alert, one of the lesser-known provisions of the March 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was a significant overhaul of the way that most OTC drugs are regulated in...more
On March 26, 2021, the FDA updated and reissued the fee rates for the newly created over-the-counter (OTC) monograph Drug User Fee program (OMFUA) for FY2021 in a Federal Register Notice (FRN) titled “Fee Rates under the...more
On Friday, March 26, 2021, FDA published a Federal Register notice, “Fee rates under the Over-The-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Program for Fiscal Year 2021,” announcing 2021 fee rates under its over-the-counter (OTC)...more
On December 29, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published a Federal Register notice setting the fee rates under the Over-the-Counter Monograph User Fee Act (OMUFA) Program for Fiscal Year 2021. Reed Tech...more
With only a few days left in 2020, a year that has been mostly focused on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Coronavirus pandemic response, the agency has taken another step to further implement the provisions of the...more
On January 4, 2021, FDA unexpectedly withdrew the notice entitled Fee Rates Under the Over the Counter Monograph User Fee Program for Fiscal Year 2021 stating that it had been ordered to cease further collection efforts...more
Health Canada has recognized for many years that the current regulatory regime on drug sampling, which significantly restricts the distribution of drug samples to both consumers and health care professionals, is outdated. For...more
FDA recently issued two immediately effective guidance documents to help increase the availability of hand sanitizer to the public and health care personnel due to shortages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more