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Latham & Watkins LLP

Healthcare Life Sciences Drug Pricing Digest - May 2025 #2

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Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more

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Prescription Medical Device Manufacturers, Distributors, and the NABP: The Role in State Licensing

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The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) plays an important role in the state licensing of prescription medical device manufacturers and distributors. Although the NABP does not directly regulate the...more

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FDA Releases Declaratory Order Regarding Tirzepatide Shortage

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The FDA released a Declaratory Order on December 19th re-evaluating and essentially re-instituting its previous position on the tirzepatide shortage, declaring the shortage resolved. As a bit of history, on October 2, 2024...more

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FDA Issues Broad Exemptions from DSCSA Enhanced Drug Distribution Security Requirements

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On October 9, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a document that provides exemptions to the enhanced drug distribution security requirements (enhanced requirements) required by section 582(g) of the Food,...more

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Amidst Ongoing Manufacturer Restrictions, 340B Covered Entities and Contract Pharmacies Get Creative

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Although 340B-participating covered entities likely don’t need the reminder, numerous manufacturers continue to significantly restrict 340B pricing available via traditional “bill to/ship to” contract pharmacy models, with...more

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Drug Supply Chain Security Act Compliance Extended But Trading Partners Should Still Prepare Now

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On Friday, August 25th, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a guidance document extending the November 27, 2023 enforcement deadline for drug and device manufacturers, wholesale distributors, dispensers, and...more

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FDA Announces Guidance for DSCSA Process to Request a Waiver, Exception, or Exemption

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On Friday, August 4th, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced the availability of a final guidance document, titled “Waivers, Exceptions, and Exemptions From the Requirements of Section 582 of the Federal Food,...more

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The Race Toward Full DSCSA Implementation

In one year (plus a few days, as of this writing), regulation of the U.S. drug supply chain will be historically changed. On November 27, 2023, the final phase of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) goes into effect....more

Alston & Bird

FDA to Develop National Standards for Drug Distributors – Medical Products Supply Chain Week in Review

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Since our last update, the Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA resumed domestic and foreign inspections. The agency also published a proposed rule to update...more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

Tracking Back to Track and Trace: Additional Guidance on Compliance with the DSCSA

Earlier in the summer, the FDA issued a quartet of guidance documents setting forth the Agency’s plan for implementing requirements under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). The DSCSA directs FDA to build an...more

BakerHostetler

FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - October 2020 #2

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Food - FDA Released Retail Food Employee Health Handbook – The FDA published the Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook to help food employees avoid spreading viruses and bacteria to food....more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Compounding Pharmacies -- Are Users of Finasteride for Hair Loss in Danger?

WHAT ARE THEY? Sometimes the needs of a patient are so unique that prescription medications readily available at retail drug stores are not sufficient to combat the illness or treat the condition. An example of such a...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Temporary FDA Policy for Compounding COVID-19 Drugs Poses Opportunities and Risks for Hospitals and Pharmacies

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With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the United States, some hospitals have faced shortages of FDA-approved drug products used to treat the disease. ...more

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FDA oversight looks shaky with drug recalls, rising vaping deaths and injuries

Tens of millions of Americans may have been startled in recent days by the much-publicized pulling from the shelves of widely used drugs like ranitidine (aka Zantac), an over-the-counter heartburn remedy, and select lots of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FDA Guidance on DSCSA Product Identifier Requirements

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Members of the pharmaceutical supply chain, including drug wholesalers and manufacturers, are grappling with fast-approaching deadlines for compliance with new federal regulatory requirements. The Drug Quality and Security...more

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FDA Makes Two Announcements on Electronic Tracking of Prescription Drugs to Comply with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act

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On July 20, 2017, FDA published two announcements in the Federal Register related to the development of an electronic, interoperable system to identify and trace certain prescription drugs distributed within the United...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Holding its First Public Meeting on Drug Product Identification Requirements in October

Last week FDA published a notice of public meeting and a request for comments regarding certain aspects of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). The meeting will take place on October 14, 2016 at the Agency’s campus in...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Health Law Alert: Pharmacies and Prescription Drug Dispensers...Are You Ready for The March 1, 2016 DSCSA Compliance Deadline?

In order to improve drug security throughout the supply chain, and to facilitate drug recalls and to address drug importation, diversion, and counterfeiting, Congress passed the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (the "DSCSA")....more

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