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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. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 The product manufacturers and vendors will need to be active partners as well. Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010). 3 “Each U.S.

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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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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

The breadth of services provided by modern day medicine is profound. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 The product manufacturers and vendors will need to be active partners as well. Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010). 3 “Each U.S.

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The Fourth Circuit Upholds CMS’ Definition of “Line-Extension Drug” and “New Formulation”

FDA Law Blog

Gaulkin — On April 10, the Fourth Circuit unanimously affirmed a summary judgment ruling for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency’s definitions of “line-extension drug” and “new formulation” for purposes of determining rebates that drug manufacturers may owe the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP).

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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.

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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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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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