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Senators Introduce Legislation to Restrict Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising

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On June 12, 2025, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act, with Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Dick Durbin...more

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Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Are Under Attack – Pharmaceutical Companies Beware

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On June 12, 2025, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act (the Act) that would prohibit pharmaceutical companies and arguably any other entity engaged in...more

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Imported Drugs: (Possibly) Coming Soon to a State Near You

In recent years, states have been exploring innovative avenues to address rising healthcare costs and ensure access to affordable medication for their residents. One idea gaining traction involves pursuing authorization from...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q1 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q4 2023 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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Right to Try Legislation: Worthwhile or Window Dressing?

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"Right to Try" legislation, which enables terminally ill patients or patients with a "life threatening disease or condition" to seek access to investigative drugs with little to no oversight from the FDA, has been enacted in...more

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Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin | December 2017

Sen. Hatch Introduces New Bill Regulating Cosmetic Safety - Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has introduced legislation aiming to modernize cosmetics regulation, proposing amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act...more

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More Bipartisan Bills Hope to Catch a Ride on the UFA Reauthorization Legislation

Just as the public comment period for the bicameral, bipartisan discussion draft of the “FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017” ended on Friday, what we have been calling the User Fee Games got even more interesting and engaging....more

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USP Says European Market Shows Mandatory USP Standards Would Improve Biosimilar Approval, Acceptance in U.S.

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Back in March, 2016, the Senate added language to the FDA and NIH Workforce Authorities Modernization Act which would exempt biological products, including biosimilars, from provisions of the FDCA Act that require compliance...more

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