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

FDA Law Blog

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. FDA extended PMTA compliance deadlines for years so it could figure out appropriate application instructions and so that manufacturers could figure out how to comply.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

For instance, the UK government’s initiative to install solar panels on National Health Service sites is projected to save each site up to £45,000 annually, amounting to approximately £13 million in total savings per year. The product manufacturers and vendors will need to be active partners as well.

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Baby Formula Shortages

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

If not, your pediatrician’s office can work with you to access all community resources. Always mix formula as directed by the manufacturer. I heard the government will be importing baby formula from other countries. This is a very difficult problem. This should never be done. Can I make my own baby formula? Is that safe?

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ACI To Host Multiple Events Featuring HP&M Speakers – Discounts Available to FDA Law Blog Readers

FDA Law Blog

Kurt provides regulatory counsel to pharmaceutical manufacturers on Hatch-Waxman patent and exclusivity, drug development, pediatric testing, and orphan drugs. As the co-founder of HP&M’s FDA Law Blog , Kurt often leads the response to new rules and regulations, sharing his interpretation with the broader legal community.

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Supreme Court Finds CMS’ Reduction of Medicare Hospital Outpatient Payment Rates for 340B Hospitals was Not Authorized by Statute

FDA Law Blog

Kirschenbaum — In 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a final rule to significantly decrease the rate the government will reimburse 340B hospitals in 2018 for outpatient prescription drugs from average sales price (“ASP”) plus 6% to ASP minus 22.5%. By Faraz Siddiqui & Alan M. 52494 (Nov.

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

FDA Law Blog

This 2022 draft guidance proposed that certain non-addictive medical products for pain or addiction treatment could be eligible for breakthrough designation, aligning with the Agency’s obligations under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

GeriPal

And for that reason, there was actually an enormous lawsuit, and the manufacturer was fined, now I think 20 years ago, in the millions and millions of dollars for off-label prescribing. Eric: Although pregabalin, right, more misuse of pregabalin out in the community. So that’s kind of how it first came on my radar. Is that right?