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The Rising Tide of Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement

My Green Doctor

The breadth of services provided by modern day medicine is profound. Innovative surgeries, novel pharmaceuticals, and state of the art technology are just a few of the driving forces that have aided the delivery of exceptional care to patients across all specialties. tons in the United Kingdom each year. 3 “Each U.S.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

This isn’t just about saving the planet—it’s also about saving money, protecting patients, and strengthening our healthcare systems from the inside out. The breadth of services provided by modern day medicine is profound. Dilating and anesthetic eye drops are routinely offered to patients in most ophthalmology clinics.

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A Question 30 Years in the Making: Would a Final LDT Rule Withstand Judicial Scrutiny?

FDA Law Blog

Regulating LDTs: A Long and Winding Road In what might sound to some like protesting too much, the PR invokes FDA’s longstanding assertion that IVDs “manufactured” by laboratories are medical devices and that clinical laboratories that develop tests are acting as manufacturers.

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Update on the 340B Contract Pharmacy Showdown: Judge Rules HRSA threat of enforcement is consistent with the 340B statute and the Constitution, but is arbitrary and capricious under the APA

FDA Law Blog

We reported that HRSA was proceeding with enforcement actions against drug manufacturers that have declined to sell to 340B covered entities that use multiple contract pharmacies to dispense 340B drugs to their patients, despite the pendency of several lawsuits challenging such enforcement. Last week, the U.S.

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The 340B Showdown: HRSA Proceeds Towards Enforcement Despite Litigation

FDA Law Blog

The 340B program, authorized under Section 340B of the Public Health Services Act and administered by HRSA, imposes a ceiling price on pharmaceutical manufacturer sales to “covered entities,” which are certain health clinics that receive federal funding and certain types of safety net hospitals to provide them drugs at lower prices.

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510(k) Modernization 2023

FDA Law Blog

This announcement addresses one of the commitments in FDA’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients, Promoting Public Health. Over the years, we’ve blogged on similar initiatives related to the 510(k) pathway. In a statement released at the time, CDRH Director Jeffrey Shuren, M.D.,

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Here It Goes, Here It Goes, Here It Goes Again: The Build Back Better Act (Redux)

FDA Law Blog

If a drug that has been approved for 12 years—but less than 16 years—is selected for the Drug Price Negotiation Program, a biosimilar manufacturer can request a one-year moratorium on negotiations for that product so that the biosimilar manufacturer has time to secure licensure and begin marketing of the biosimilar version.

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