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Developments in State Prescription Drug Price Transparency Laws

FDA Law Blog

Schlanger — While federal efforts to address prescription drug prices are debated, states have continued to pursue their own measures that require drug manufacturers and other entities in the drug supply chain to disclose information about pricing. The 2019 law did not include any penalties for noncompliance with these reporting requirements.

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Could the Road to an AKS Violation Be Paved with Good Intentions? Pfizer Asks SCOTUS

FDA Law Blog

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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510(k) Modernization 2023

FDA Law Blog

More recently, in 2019, FDA announced a push for predicate modernization ( link ) following a 2018 plan to modernize the 510(k) program by eliminating use of old predicates, sunsetting older predicates, and establishing the Safety and Performance Based Pathway ( link ).

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FDA Issues Unsupported Safety Warning Regarding Surgical Robots for Cancer Treatment

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding patients and health care providers that the safety and effectiveness of robotically-assisted surgical (RAS) devices for use in mastectomy procedures or in the prevention or treatment of breast cancer have not been established. In this safety communication, FDA states: The U.S. 21 U.S.C. §

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Let’s Listen to Patients: FDA Releases Final Guidance on Patient Engagement in the Design and Conduct of Medical Device Clinical Studies

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The Agency’s goal is demonstrated in its definition of patient engagement: “Patient engagement is defined as intentional, meaningful interactions with patients that provide opportunities for mutual learning, and effective collaborations.” .

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CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

FDA Law Blog

CMS did not finalize the price verification survey, which would have required manufacturers of 10 costly drugs selected annually to provide clinical information as well as information on production, distribution, research, and marketing costs, revenue and profit, and ex-U.S. Remarkably, manufacturers may not dispute a CMS notification.

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CMS Publishes Grab Bag of Proposed Changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

FDA Law Blog

Most are new or revised definitions and administrative changes, but several proposals represent new policies that should be of concern to drug manufacturers. Price Transparency Surveys The MDRP statute requires manufacturers to submit only three prices: average manufacturer price (AMP), best price, and nominal prices.