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To List or Not to List; That is the Question – The FTC Signals the Potential for Greater Scrutiny of Patent Information Submissions to FDA

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That Policy Statement , issued on September 14, 2023, warns companies that improper listing of patents in the Orange Book could be “ an unfair method of competition in violation of the FTC Act ”. The six-page statement explains that “Brand drug manufacturers may be harming generic competition through the improper listing of patents in the.

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Out At Home: FDA’s Vocal Support of Home Testing but Reluctance to Clear Novel OTC Home Tests

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FDA hailed its authorization of the Lucira OTC home test for influenza and COVID-19 as “underscor[ing] the Agency’s continued commitment to increase availability of accurate and reliable at-home diagnostic tests” ( April 2023 FDA Update to CDC ). This makes seeking clearance of an OTC home test a risky business endeavor.

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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. 21 U.S.C. §

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DEA Concurs: Marijuana Meets Schedule III Criteria

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Houck — The Associated Press reported on Tuesday following confirmation by five anonymous individuals with knowledge that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) is moving to reschedule marijuana from schedule I to the less stringently controlled schedule III. 29, 2023). By Larry K. Letter to U.S. Letter to President Joseph R.

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

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In October 2022, FDA released the draft guidance entitled “Select Updates for the Breakthrough Devices Program Guidance: Reducing Disparities in Health and Healthcare,” as previously discussed in our blog. FDA will consider if technologies and device features “address unmet needs in these populations” when evaluating criterion one.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

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Thus, Defendants argued that FDA already required the warning for pregnancy, rendering the decision to use it during pregnancy to a healthcare professional, and that FDA had considered the risks of in utero exposure and rejected the addition of those risks to the labeling.

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Psilocybin in Serious Illness: James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross

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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. Almost all.

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