FDA Law

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Additional guidance on confirmatory evidence is sorely needed as the December 2019 draft guidance spends just two of its 18 pages telling us what FDA thinks of such a key piece of statutory language. Since 1962, the Act has given FDA authority to reject a drug application that fails to provide substantial evidence of effectiveness.

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FDA Law

MAY 8, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won & Gail H. In February 2020, FDA granted a de novo classification request (DEN190040) for software intended to assist medical professionals in the acquisition of cardiac ultrasound images and that included a PCCP for future software modifications.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality. These factors include a high-protein diet, muscle mass, creatinine generation, and certain medications. link] Tsai J.

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FDA Law

JUNE 28, 2021

If enacted, Article 5, Section 6 of HF33 would provide for a reduction to the State’s opiate product registration fee. For the purposes of assessing the annual opiate product registration fee, a “unit” means “the individual dosage form of the particular drug product that is prescribed to the patient. 151.066, Subd.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 6, 2022

Clinical treatment facility” is defined as “a medical setting, other than a hospital, that provides detoxification, risk reduction, outpatient treatment and care, residential treatment, or rehabilitation for substance use, pursuant to licensure or certification under State law.” 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §

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FDA Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Sophia R. Gibbs — For more than three decades, FDA has claimed that the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C Act) gives the agency legal authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices (see our prior post here ). Gaulkin & Jeffrey N.

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FDA Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

In June 2019, Pfizer sought an OIG advisory opinion to ensure that its proposal would not run afoul of federal law. Rather, Pfizer argues, the AKS focuses on “corrupt transactions,” such as the specific examples of “kickback, bribe, or rebate” that Congress provided.

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FDA Law

JUNE 29, 2022

The Expedited Programs Guidance describes situations warranting rescission as when emerging data no longer support the BTD, another product gains traditional approval and evidence is not provided that the designated drug may demonstrate substantial approval over the approved product, or when the program is no longer being pursued.

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FDA Law

JULY 10, 2023

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — It takes a significant amount of time, cost, and effort to prepare a premarket notification 510(k) submission. In this blog post, we will first briefly outline the procedural steps in the 510(k) review process for medical devices. By Philip Won & Adrienne R.

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FDA Law

AUGUST 9, 2021

Farquhar — On the heels of Genus Medical Technologies’ successful lawsuit against FDA—Genus was represented by Hyman, Phelps & McNamara PC—in both the District Court of D.C. The Federal Register Notice specifically addresses medical imaging products, like those at issue in the Genus case. Koblitz & Douglas B.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 31, 2022

The United States filed a Complaint against Texas entities Zarzamora Healthcare LLC, Rite-Away Pharmacy and Medical Supply #2– and its Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC), and part owner. attorneys’ offices since 2019, the Complaint seeks monetary and permanent injunctive relief ( see 21 U.S.C. §§ 832(f)(1) and 882(a)).

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FDA Law

JANUARY 6, 2022

Clinical treatment facility” is defined as “a medical setting, other than a hospital, that provides detoxification, risk reduction, outpatient treatment and care, residential treatment, or rehabilitation for substance use, pursuant to licensure or certification under State law.” 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §

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FDA Law

JUNE 23, 2021

As someone who studied in the fields of public health, medical sociology, and biomedical ethics, I was impressed with how quickly the pharmaceutical and biotechnology arena caught up with what took many decades to occur in the context of the physician-patient relationship.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For years after the enactment of the Hatch-Waxman Amendments the PTO interpreted the PTE statute to permit multiple PTEs, provided there are separate, but not necessarily different, regulatory review periods. See Lourie, Patent Term Restoration: History, Summary, and Appraisal, 40 Food, Drug, and Cosm. 351, 355-56 (1985). l56(d)(1).

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GeriPal

MAY 18, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Hot off the press is a brand spanking new updated 2023 AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. The Beers Criteria is one of the most frequently cited reference tools in geriatrics, detailing potentially inappropriate medications to prescribe to older people.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Appropriate use of medication is a key indicator of the quality of care provided in long-term care (LTC). Objective: To determine whether resident-facility language concordance/discordance is associated with the odds of potentially inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics (PIP-AP) in LTC.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Family physicians are central to managing the medical needs of older adults. This specialized workforce has not yet been classified in health administrative data, limiting our understanding of their individual and medical practice characteristics. focused), primary care activities (i.e.,

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Between 2007 – 2019, Black individuals experienced a higher death rate for opioid overdose deaths than any other racial or ethnic group. These narratives have vilified individuals who would benefit from comprehensive, person-centered substance use treatment, rather than incarceration and other adverse harms.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 5, 2022

Do you have a medical respite center? Dr. Kushel and Mr. Watts remind healthcare providers to speak out about the structural causes of homelessness. Watts remind healthcare providers to speak out about the structural causes of homelessness. Push back against individual narratives that blame individuals for systemic injustice.

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BMJ

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

7 The same degree of focus has not been paid to misuse of other prescription medications which also have high abuse potential among youth, including medications such as prescription stimulants, tranquilizers, and sedatives. misuse of prescription medications). 2 Opioids contribute a large share of this overdose crisis.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Fields Guests: Thu Quach, PhD, and Tung Nguyen, MD Time Stamps 00:00 Introduction 04:00 How Dr. Thu Quach’s and Dr. Tung Nguyen’s journeys shape their work 11:40 Policy work as a way of mitigating burnout 12:55 Balancing individual and communal focus (include?) provision in only English +/- Spanish), limitations of medical technology (i.e.,

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

AFP 2019 Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults. Eric: Any other interesting tidbits or facts that we should know as providers about gabapentin or Lyrica dosing or pharmacology? It’s not a controlled substance medication. Eric: So I heard gabapentin is the 10th most commonly prescribed medication in the US.

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GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

In our prior podcast with Ira Byock on psychedelics in 2019 we talked primarily about the potential of psychedelics. Brian: For the use of substances like psilocybin and LSD in medical care, or at least in investigational treatments, I like to call it psychedelic therapy. Are we talking about hallucinogenics? Or does it?

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Check out some of their recent work, including: Dr. Holt-Lunstad’s and Dr. Perissinotto’s powerful perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine which provides a clinical framework for addressing loneliness and social isolation. We’ll talk about is it in medical practice yet? Eric: You’ve timed it perfectly.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

We also have Joe Shega, who is a hospice physician, and he is a Chief Medical Officer and Vice President at VITAS Healthcare. I think that’s the part that’s still the fundamental foundation of hospice, individualized care plans focusing on patients, families, wants, needs and goals. Welcome back to GeriPal, Lauren.

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GeriPal

MAY 8, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Weve covered psychedelics on the podcast beforefirst in 2019 with Ira Byock, where we explored their potential role in medicine , and then again in 2023 with Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, and Theora Cimino, focusing on the reasons to approach psychedelic use in patients with caution. So medication adjustments.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Alex: Today we’re delighted to welcome Jerry Gurwitz, who is a geriatrician and professor of medicine at the UMass Chan Medical School. I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics.

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FDA Law

APRIL 18, 2022

In its communication released with the GFI, FDA stated that it received many comments on its previous 2019 draft guidance. The Appendix provides docket information and a description of the information that should be submitted with the bulk substance nomination. We have seen these “bulks lists” before.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Alex 00:27 And we’re delighted to welcome S a ch Kale, who is a palliative care doc at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. But my medical training kicked in. But, you know, I’ve talked to a lot of palliative care providers, a lot of people caring for people with serious illness. Oh, my goodness.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 8, 2025

While many of these procedures provide critical care, we know they are acutely painful. Provided by The Conversation This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The content is provided for information purposes only. During this time, they receive up to 16 painful procedures every day.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had looked at a research article that had recently evaluated the prevalence of private equity transactions in the hospice market and noted that there was a pretty substantial uptick in the past decade, and really over the course of say around 2015 to 2019. Basically, there’s a lot of variation amongst hospice providers.

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FDA Law

AUGUST 21, 2023

Brand drugs, generic drugs, and medical devices alike have all been the target of state failure-to-warn litigation; in a recent case, OTC acetaminophen is the target. Recall that the funds provided under the Prescription Drug User Fee Acts (PDUFA) are not available to support the agency’s efforts related to monograph drugs.)

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FDA Law

JUNE 2, 2023

For 10 high-cost single source covered outpatient drugs selected annually by CMS, manufacturers would be required to respond to a so-called “price verification survey” by providing not only clinical and utilization information about the drug, but also costs of production, distribution, research, and marketing; revenue and profit; and ex-U.S.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

However, people need to understand what works best for them individually. Eating fruit provides excellent health benefits and is part of a healthy plate. Fruits provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body. Fiber containing foods such as fruits help provide a feeling of fullness with fewer calories.

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Since that blog post, an important step forward was the decoupling of the coverage requirement from the FDA Birth Control Guide in the guidance provided by the Department to plans and issuers.

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BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

Increased health anxiety has been a feature of the pandemic, with fears around leaving the home, social distancing, hand hygiene, and shortages of goods and medications due to panic buying commonplace. Despite the spike in prescribing of insulins, oral antidiabetic medications were not similarly affected.

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Recognizing the problems that high prescription drug costs pose to patient access to medications, many drug manufacturers have created copay assistance programs to help patients afford the copays and deductibles for their medications. These prohibitions are often referred to as copay accumulator adjustment programs.

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