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Biogen agrees to pay $900 million in largest FCA Settlement Ever Secured without Government’s Intervention

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have aggressively pursued antikickback cases in the healthcare industry. See 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b). Today, these two documents are key in navigating speaker programs in the industry.

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DEA Concurs: Marijuana Meets Schedule III Criteria

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The Single Convention requires manufacturing quotas and import/export permits for schedule I substances. Schedule III substances do not require manufacturing quotas. To comply with the treaty obligations as a schedule III substance, DEA may have to require marijuana import/export permits and manufacturing quotas.

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Joint Basis for FDA/HHS Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation Unveiled

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whether growing or not; its seeds; resin extracted from any part; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. “Marijuana,” subject to the rescheduling recommendation, means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., 21 U.S.C. § 802(16)(A). 21 U.S.C. § 802(16)(B).

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

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It’s important to note here that the warnings and precautions listed in the acetaminophen labeling complied with FDA’s Pregnancy Rule (which applies to all OTC systemic products), stating “if pregnant or breast-feeding ask a health professional before use,” and with the acetaminophen OTC Monograph and the relevant NDAs.

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Buckle Up: DOJ Initiates Rulemaking to Reschedule Marijuana

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at 44,620-21 The Attorney General, based on OLC advice, concluded that marijuana could be rescheduled to schedule III, and that DEA would consider supplementing schedule III requirements with additional marijuana-specific controls such as manufacturing quotas and import and export authorizations to satisfy treaty obligations.

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Senator Durbin Has Questions About FDA’s “Operational Capacity” to Oversee DTC Prescription Drug Advertising Amid Workforce Reductions – Don’t We All?

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The bill would also mandate that drug manufacturers report payments to influencers to the federal Open Payments database, similar to current requirements for physicians. This year is shaping up a bit differently with all four OPDP enforcement letters addressing healthcare professional materials (including a speaker slide deck!!).