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Silence Isn’t Golden: Two Executives Convicted in First Criminal Prosecution Under the Consumer Product Safety Act

FDA Law

17, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first-ever conviction of two corporate executives in a criminal prosecution for failure to report a consumer product defect under the CPSA. Then, earlier this year, in April 2023, Gree USA, Inc., See 15 U.S.C. § 2070. Now, fifteen years later, on Nov. and Gree USA Inc.

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2024 Fall CDRH ELP Proposal Submission Period is Now Open Through September 5, 2023

FDA Law

Participation is encouraged from: Companies Academia Clinical facilities Medical device incubators and accelerators Health insurers Health technology assessment groups Others, including previous participants in the ELP or the FDA’s other site visit programs. One noticeable difference from years past is the option for virtual site visits.

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Recent Developments in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

FDA Law

One of these amendments was a poorly thought-out rule that, if implemented, will render virtually unusable the current best price exclusion for manufacturer patient savings programs in the form of coupons, patient rebates/refunds, copay assistance, vouchers, and free drug programs. The effective date of this amendment is January 1, 2023.

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2023 IS the Year for OTC Naloxone!

FDA Law

Richardson — Early on March 29, 2023, FDA announced the landmark approval of Narcan (naloxone hydrochloride) Nasal Spray for use as a nonprescription opioid overdose reversal agent. According to this announcement, FDA approval of RiVive is anticipated in July 2023 and the U.S. By Kalie E. launch would be in early 2024.

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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

About 3 in 10 adults reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point between July 2022 and July 2023 because of the cost, according to a KFF survey. But — this is all according to a lawsuit filed by Cole’s folks– the pharmacy said his insurance didn’t cover his medicine anymore. He left without it.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 2)

FDA Law

PART 1: MAXIMUM FAIR PRICE PAYMENT LIMITATION UNDER MEDICARE PARTS B AND D AND THE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE MARKET. The MFP would be established through negotiations between HHS and the manufacturer and would incorporate foreign pricing benchmarks, as further described below. The four parts of Subtitle E are summarized in turn below.

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Court Strikes Down CMS’s Accumulator Adjustment Rule That Threatened Manufacturer Patient Savings Programs

FDA Law

By Faraz Siddiqui — Last June, we blogged about a lawsuit brought by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) challenging CMS’s ill-conceived Accumulator Adjustment Rule (“final rule”), which amended the Medicaid Rebate best price regulation. On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the D.C. See 42 C.F.R. §§ 447.505(c)(8)-(12).