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Regulatory Due Diligence Becomes More Critical in a “Hot” Year for Deals in the FDA Space

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Moreover, it requires not only an understanding of what the laws say, but how what the government would be expected to do in the future based on the regulatory compliance history. Deals in FDA regulated space are among the most complicated of any industry, and diligence adds cost.

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DSCSA’s Wholesale Drug Distributor and Third-Party Logistics Provider Regulations and Preemption of State Laws: Now Dancing on the “Floor” and the “Ceiling”

FDA Law

As the drug distribution industry is well aware, and as blogged about here , on February 4, 2022, FDA published its long-awaited proposed rule titled “ National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-party Logistic Providers ” (87 Fed. By Karla L. Palmer & John A.

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A Short-Term Gain for a Long-Term Loss? The Build Back Better Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Ignores Hatch-Waxman/BPCIA Realities. and that May Mean Big Bad Business for Generic Drug/Biosimilar Manufacturers

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5376 that would implement the “Program” get pretty complicated from there. While this blogger does not have any particular comments on whether or not the idea of government drug price negotiation is good or bad, the way it has been structured in H.R. 4) carry out the administrative duties described in section 1196.

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The Most Engaging Decision You’ll Read All Year – Five Stars

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Koblitz — You know a court decision is going to be worth reading when the judges compare FDA’s regulatory governance of flavored e-cigarettes to a Shakespearean gaslighting. By David B. Clissold & Sara W.

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Draft Guidance on Biosimilars and Interchangeables Tries to Smooth Path for Post-Approval Changes

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The top line from FDA for any cGMP-governed industry like these is always going to be that quality matters. In areas like biologics, biosimilars, and interchangeable biosimilars, where emerging technologies meet regulatory complexities, this is perhaps a wise strategy.

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Would I FIE to You? FDA’s First Interchangeable Exclusivity Determination Results in Expiration

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Notably, the purpose of the statute seemed to govern much of FDA’s interpretation. This all sounds complicated, I know. With the ambiguity of the statutory text, FDA looked at the plain language, context, and the structure and purpose of the statute—including both parties’ positions on those points.

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Here It Goes, Here It Goes, Here It Goes Again: The Build Back Better Act (Redux)

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With 190 pages dedicated to prescription drug pricing reform, the program is ambitious…and complicated. Karst — The Build Back Better Act—the food and drug law implications of which we discussed last year —has popped up again in Congress, and it is just as dense as ever. Each product is limited to two years of delay.

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