FDA Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Pfizer manufactures tafamidis (sold under brand names Vyndaqel and Vyndamax), a breakthrough treatment for a rare, progressive heart condition called transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). In June 2019, Pfizer sought an OIG advisory opinion to ensure that its proposal would not run afoul of federal law. Background.

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Javitt — On September 28, 2022, the FDA issued the long anticipated final Clinical Decision Support Software Guidance (CDS Guidance), which replaces the revised draft guidance document from 2019. FDA gives no rationale for interpreting the apparently broad statutory term “medical information” in such a restrictive manner.

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

AFP 2019 Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults. I also heard that if you look at all individuals in the US, about 4% of individuals are taking one of the gabapentinoids, 10% over 65. We should be able to trust all the data that comes from our governing board. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Review.

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FDA Law

JUNE 2, 2023

Kirschenbaum — Last Friday, May 26, CMS published in the Federal Register an assortment of proposals to change the regulations governing the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Most are new or revised definitions and administrative changes, but several proposals represent new policies that should be of concern to drug manufacturers.

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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.

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