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DSCSA’s Wholesale Drug Distributor and Third-Party Logistics Provider Regulations and Preemption of State Laws: Now Dancing on the “Floor” and the “Ceiling”

FDA Law Blog

As the drug distribution industry is well aware, and as blogged about here , on February 4, 2022, FDA published its long-awaited proposed rule titled “ National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-party Logistic Providers ” (87 Fed. 2) State regulation of third-party logistics providers. 6,708 (Feb.

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Is DCIS Cancer or Not?

AMMD

My first breast cancer scare was in 2014, when they discovered calcifications for the first time during a routine mammogram. Some healthcare providers may recommend an MRI or ultrasound. Since many DCIS in situ cases never turn into invasive cancers, these methods can create further health complications.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 2)

FDA Law Blog

If the confirmatory trial shows that the drug actually provides a clinical benefit, then the FDA grants traditional approval for the drug. If the confirmatory trial does not show that the drug provides clinical benefit, FDA has regulatory procedures in place that could lead to removing the drug from the market.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. When to use telehealth for a sore throat Telehealth offers a convenient way to treat a sore throat and also provides guidance when you’re unsure if you need in-person care. This requires emergency treatment.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would. But I think then the other factor in this that makes it complicated is the decision for someone in Manhattan might be very different than the decision for someone in, like, rural Wyoming.

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Medical Cannabis Revisted: A Podcast with David Casarett and Eloise Theisen

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Cannabis is complicated. This is back in, I don’t know, like 2014 maybe. But I gave this talk, and one of the questions I asked a group of maybe 150 residents was, do you talk to your healthcare provider about your medical cannabis use? laughter] David 04:24 That’s what they all say.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. They can’t believe it, but we come back again and again and again gently to provide that support. And so the attitude has unfortunately become like, we just don’t provide care to folks.