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Arkansas Law Prohibiting Manufacturer 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions Upheld by 8th Circuit

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By Faraz Siddiqui — As drug manufacturers battle the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) in federal courts over the role of 340B contract pharmacies, an Eighth Circuit decision to uphold a 2021 Arkansas law may render those cases inconsequential in that state. Code Ann. § 23-92-604(c)(1), (2) (Act 1103). & Mfrs.

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Discounts Available! Submit a Small Business Certification Request Today for a Reduced Medical Device User Fee

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By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won — In our last blog post , we advised medical device companies to consider applying to FDA’s Small Business Program to help with the noticeably higher user fees for FY2023. Any application from a State or Federal Government entity. Exemptions or Waivers.

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As the Calendar Turns, Cybersecurity Remains Key Focus of Digital Health Enforcement

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In mid-November, FDA collaborated with the MITRE Corporation to publish an update to the Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook. Combination products are sharing the digital moment with those classified solely as medical devices. More updates will follow here as trends develop in 2023.

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Federal Marijuana Rescheduling: States Get Ready

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Governors, state cannabis regulators, law enforcement groups and local governments weighed in, as did marijuana advocates and opponents, marijuana industry associations, Members of Congress, federal law enforcement groups, healthcare and human rights groups, unions and trade associations, and private individuals. 812(c)(c)(10). 21 U.S.C. §

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Papa Can You Hear Me? Now You Can Thanks to OTC Hearing Aids

FDA Law

This is important because self-fitting hearing aids require the submission and clearance of a 510(k) while regular OTC hearing aids do not, which provides incentive for manufacturers to self-classify their hearing aid products as regular OTC rather than self-fitting. (FYI, The preemption provisions, for example, have not changed.

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Does the Drug Shortage White Paper Fall Short?

FDA Law

For generic drug manufacturing facilities specifically, the numbers are 63% and 87%. The proposed Manufacturing Resiliency Assessment Program (MRAP) would be managed as a public-private partnership and would assign resilience scores to manufacturers of generic drugs, “based on an assessment of manufacturer practices and past performance.”

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New Breakthrough Devices Program Guidance: Expanding Opportunities for Medical Product Innovations

FDA Law

Compared to the previous version, the new guidance document highlights that the Breakthrough Devices Program may also be applicable to certain devices that benefit populations impacted by health and/or healthcare disparities and to certain non-addictive medical products to treat pain or addiction. By Philip Won & Lisa M.

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