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GLP-1 Update: Court Backs FDA in Tirzepatide Compounding Case

On May 7, 2025, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas upheld the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) decision to remove two tirzepatide injection medications from the FDA’s drug shortage list. This...more

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FDA Announces Completion of AI-Assisted Scientific Review Pilot and Deployment of Agency-Wide AI-Assisted Review

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On May 8, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the completion of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) pilot program for scientific reviewers. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary was quoted in the...more

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Alabama Bill Rewriting Pharmacy Practice Act Clears Senate Hurdle

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As detailed in our February 24, 2025 update, House Bill 123 continues the operations of the Alabama Board of Pharmacy (“the Board”) until October 1, 2026, with changes to the Board’s structure, operations, and practices....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FDA at the Start of the Trump Administration: A Cheat Sheet

There has been a flurry of activity at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since the start of the Trump administration. Day-to-day operations at FDA are already significantly altered, and we expect the trickle-down effects...more

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A new approach to regulation by the MHRA and NICE

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On March 17, 2025, the government published a policy paper with an Action Plan for regulation and regulators, outlining how it intends to reform the UK's regulatory system to support growth and innovation. The Action Plan...more

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Health Canada Consults on Pathway for Health Products Containing CBD

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Health Canada recently announced that it is exploring a regulatory pathway that would allow products containing cannabidiol (“CBD”) to be purchased without a prescription. Under the current regulatory scheme, all health...more

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This Week in 340B: February 18 – 24, 2025

Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

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FDA Announces End to Semaglutide Shortage, Impacting Compounders and Telehealth Providers Offering Injectable GLP-1 Drugs

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Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the end of a years-long shortage of semaglutide injection products — a popular glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) weight loss and diabetes medication. As a result,...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 25, 2025

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Holland & Knight Health Dose Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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Santé Canada propose un règlement visant à atténuer les pénuries de drogues et d’instruments médicaux

Santé Canada a récemment publié un projet de règlement visant à pallier les pénuries de produits thérapeutiques au Canada. Le Règlement modifiant certains règlements pris en vertu de la Loi sur les aliments et drogues...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Pounding the Compounders: FDA’s “No Compound” Lists

Novo Nordisk recently made headlines petitioning FDA to stop the compounding of its blockbuster GLP-1 products so it can sell its patented semaglutide drugs exclusively. Compounding is the practice of creating new drug...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Mintz IRA Update — Fourth Edition: Q1 2025

Mintz’s Pharmacy Benefits and PBM Contracting Practice is pleased to present the ‘Fourth Edition: Q1 2025’ of our Mintz IRA Update, a regular publication that delves into developments of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...more

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Mintz IRA Update — The Future of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and pharmaceutical drug manufacturers are gearing up for the second round of negotiations as part of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the Negotiation Program),...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2025 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

DTC Telehealth Platforms - Arrangements involving telemedicine and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) business services are expected to be a source of major regulatory scrutiny. In 2024, such arrangements were the focus of proposed...more

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New PMPRB Draft Guidelines outline administrative process for excessive price hearing recommendations

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As we previously reported, on December 19, 2024, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) released its Draft Guidelines for PMPRB Staff regarding Administrative Process for Excessive Price Hearing Recommendation...more

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Prescription for Change: Massachusetts Pharmacies Undergo Regulatory Revamp

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Pharmacies doing business in Massachusetts must act now – The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy (the “Board”) has announced a series of new and long-awaited pharmacy licensure regulations that took effect in...more

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DEA Unveils Long-Overdue Special Registration for Telemedicine in Proposed Rule

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In the final days of the Biden administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a proposed rule that would allow practitioners with a Special Registration to prescribe Schedule III-V, and in limited...more

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FDA Bans the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs

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On January 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is revoking the authorization for use of FD&C Red No. 3 in food (including dietary supplements) and ingested drugs. The dye is commonly used in...more

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FDA Announces Draft Guidance on Accelerated Approval and Considerations for Determining Whether a Confirmatory Trial Is Underway

On January 6, the FDA announced the availability of draft guidance on accelerated approval for drugs and biological products, and consideration for determining whether a confirmatory trial is underway. Under the Consolidated...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Compounding and GLP-1s: What To Expect When GLP-1 Drugs Are Removed From FDA’s Drug Shortage List

What Are GLP-1s? Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, also known as GLP-1 drugs, are a class of medications that mimic the action of the glucagon-like peptide-1 hormone, which is involved in the regulation of blood...more

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New Pharmaceutical Industry Standards Apply to the Promotion of Medicines in the United Kingdom: ABPI Code 2024 and the PMCPA...

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Pharmaceutical companies promoting prescription-only medicines to health professionals and other relevant decision makers in the UK must now adhere to revised industry standards that came into operation from 1 October 2024...more

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The FTC Challenges Companies’ Allegedly Improper Orange Book Patent Listings

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called attention in the past year to its perception of the influence that branded pharmaceutical companies have over the price of beneficial drugs. Most recently, the agency has asserted...more

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FDA Releases First New COVID-19 Vaccine BLA Guidance Since 2020

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Executive Summary - On October 19, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a final guidance document titled Development and Licensure of Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19: Guidance for Industry, providing...more

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The Nucleus: Life Sciences Enforcement and Regulatory Updates

In this issue of our newsletter on developments impacting the life sciences industry, we examine topics including how the increased DOJ and FDA focus on cybersecurity issues could lead to new theories of False Claims Act...more

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