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CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

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CMS did not finalize the price verification survey, which would have required manufacturers of 10 costly drugs selected annually to provide clinical information as well as information on production, distribution, research, and marketing costs, revenue and profit, and ex-U.S. Remarkably, manufacturers may not dispute a CMS notification.

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A Reversal on Sequencing? Proposed Legislation Would Allow Patenting of Naturally Occurring Genes

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Gibbs — A recent blog post focused on the potentially negative implications of the proposed Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) for manufacturers of generic drugs and biosimilar products. They argued that the legislation was necessary to spur innovation of new vaccines and therapies in response to emerging health threats.

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CMS Publishes Grab Bag of Proposed Changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

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Most are new or revised definitions and administrative changes, but several proposals represent new policies that should be of concern to drug manufacturers. Price Transparency Surveys The MDRP statute requires manufacturers to submit only three prices: average manufacturer price (AMP), best price, and nominal prices.

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Animals Need Drugs Too, But Not Without CVM Approval

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CVM does not regulate the practice of veterinary medicine (that’s a state licensing board) or vaccines for animal diseases (that’s USDA). The unapproved drug claims are not, in and of themselves, notable, but it is always interesting when FDA takes a stand against such a large swath of manufacturers and distributors at the same time.

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Commissioner Makary Charts a New Course for FDA at FDLI Annual Conference

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Stage IV cancer should not be approved like a cosmetic, he quipped, quickly calling to mind his days as an oncological surgeon and the many difficult conversations he had with patients and families with very limited options. Industry can, however, expect smarter tailoring of regulatory frameworks by condition, product type, and risk.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

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After all, the labeling is intended to do exactly that: it informs patients and prescribers of the risks to ensure the product is used effectively and in a manner that mitigates risks, according to FDA’s understanding of the relevant science. FDA went so far as to issue a proposed rule (see our blog post here ), that ultimately went nowhere.

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Landmark Drug Pricing Bill Set to Become Law; HP&M Releases Summary Slide Deck

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The negotiations will result in a Maximum Fair Price (“MFP”) that the manufacturer must make available to providers furnishing the drug under Medicare Part B or pharmacies dispensing the drug under Part D. The same will be required under state Medicaid and CHIP programs by October 1, 2023.