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It Takes Three [Components] to Make a Thing Go Riiiiiight – OPDP Challenges Two-Part Ad

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Component 1 was a disease state component – identified as “The Journey Forward: Ryan Murphy” or “The Journey Forward: Allysa Seely.” (Note that Allysa Seely is a Paralympian gold medal triathlete, and swimmer Ryan Murphy is a 2016 Olympian and gold medalist.)

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HHS’ Recommendation to Reschedule Cannabis to Schedule III Raises Questions

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Legitimate handlers in the cultivation, manufacturing and distribution chain would have to obtain registrations with DEA. DEA and HHS last considered rescheduling cannabis in 2016. 12, 2016); Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. 53,688 (Aug. 53,688 (Aug. 53,767 (Aug. 21 U.S.C. §

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 2)

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The MFP would be established through negotiations between HHS and the manufacturer and would incorporate foreign pricing benchmarks, as further described below. In order to permit MFPs to be negotiated under Part D, the current prohibition on Medicare negotiating with manufacturers would be repealed.

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Senator Durbin Has Questions About FDA’s “Operational Capacity” to Oversee DTC Prescription Drug Advertising Amid Workforce Reductions – Don’t We All?

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report finding that, for the years 2016-2018, the pharmaceutical industry spent on average for a sample of 553 drug products approximately $6 billion annually on DTC advertisements, with a significant portion of this spending allocated to television commercials. In 2021, the U.S.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 1): White House Drug Pricing Plan Offers Laundry List of Existing Democrat Priorities

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A final OIG rule to change the structure of manufacturer rebates to Medicare Part D and Medicaid Managed Care plans and their PBMs is enmeshed in litigation and is likely to be at least postponed until 2026 (see our post ), and perhaps prevented from implementation altogether, by Congressional mandate.