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New California Law Affects Pharmacy Operations, Staffing Ratios, And Much More

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On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1286 into law. The new law, sponsored by Assemblymember Matt Haney and the California Board of Pharmacy, aims to reduce medication errors and...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Several Manufacturers of SSRI Antidepressants Add Warnings of Postpartum Hemorrhaging

Depression during pregnancy, or prepartum depression, is a common condition that an estimated ten percent of women in the United States experience. The development of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (“SSRI”) offered...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Patients Report Stomach Paralysis and Other Serious Side Effects After Taking Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy

Are you a diabetes patient who took Ozempic? Did you take Wegovy in hopes of losing weight? Have you suffered life-changing gastrointestinal issues since you’ve been taking Ozempic or Wegovy? If so, you are not alone....more

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OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion on a Drug Manufacturer’s Provision to Hospitals of Trial Units of Antipsychotic Medication...

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On December 22, 2022, OIG issued a favorable advisory opinion concluding that it would not impose administrative sanctions on a pharmaceutical manufacturer for providing trial units of a certain antipsychotic drug (Drug) to...more

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OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Permitting Drug Manufacturer to Provide Travel, Lodging, and Expenses to Patients in Limited...

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On January 15, 2020, OIG issued Advisory Opinion No. 20-02 analyzing an arrangement between a pharmaceutical manufacturer and certain drug recipients whereby the manufacturer provides certain drug recipients with financial...more

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FDA reviews go faster — but with less proof drugs are safer or more effective

For anyone concerned with the quality and safety of prescription medications, this may be an especially displeasing commentary from a pharmaceutical expert about drugs raced to approval now: “Some of them are really great,”...more

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Courts, by too readily sealing records, contributed to opioid crisis, report finds

The blame and shame for the opioid-drug overdose crisis that kills tens of thousands Americans annually has moved to yet another set of individuals and institutions now — judges and courts that handled Big Pharma lawsuits and...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Is the FDA Broken? — Uloric Cardiac Risk Issues

Was Uloric Approval the Safe Decision? Attempts in 2005 and 2006 to obtain government-approval to sell Uloric were denied by the FDA due to concerns about research data that showed a slight elevation in the risks of death...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Is Filling a Prescription Simple? — Pharmacist errors can cost lives

Pharmacy and Pharmacist error - A patient diagnosed with thyroid problems filled a prescription for the drug levothyroxine. It was written by the doctor for 75 micrograms. It was dispensed at 25 micrograms. Months went by...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Kickbacks Aren’t Illegal Just for Federal Health Care Programs in Recently Enacted SUPPORT Act: New Compliance Concerns for...

On October 24, 2018, President Trump signed the “Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act” or the “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act” (the “SUPPORT...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

FDA Takes Action on Opioids Labeling — It’s about education

Opioid Education - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) crept cautiously closer to curbing the opioid crisis by approving sweeping changes as to how the prescription drugs are labeled. Going forward, such...more

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Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - August 2018

Americans love to be individuals. We hate waiting in line and chafe at being part of a crowd, especially when it comes to our health care. But just as we stand on the brink of a promising era of personalized and precision...more

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Right to Try Law Enacted by Congress: Implementation Unclear

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On May 30, 2018, President Trump signed the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018. The bill allows the provision of certain unapproved, investigational drugs to patients...more

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Is Your Hospital Compliant With the Revised Joint Commission Standards for Pain Assessment and Management?

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On January, 1, 2018, The Joint Commission’s (“TJC”) new and revised pain assessment and management standards go into effect for TJC accredited hospitals. The changes to the standards stem from a review commenced by The Joint...more

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FDA Launches New Tool For Accessing Drug Adverse Event Information

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FDA recently launched a public dashboard within the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) to improve access to data on adverse events related to drug and biological products. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D....more

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Healthcare Law Update: September 2017

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OIG Advisory Opinions - Manufacturer's Free Replacement of Spoiled Pharmaceutical Products Authorized - On Aug. 25, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

What Does the Cures Act Really Mean for Patients?

When signed by President Obama last December, the 21st Century Cures Act—which was the culmination of seven revisions written after the House of Representatives first introduced it in January 2015—was applauded by some as a...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Is Sponsor-Submitted Clinical Data Safe?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a tricky task at hand when it comes to reviewing, evaluating, investigating and eventually approving prescription medications. Yes, the agency has a mission to ensure patient safety,...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Safety of Both Devices and Drugs Need to Be Better Tracked, FDA Hears from Oversight Bodies

FDA lacks the appropriate data to effectively conduct postmarket surveillance and safety tracking activities, according to two reports released earlier this month. First, Senator Patty Murray’s Health, Education, Labor, and...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FTC Urges FDA to Rethink Its Biosimilar Naming Proposal; Other Stakeholders Agree

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week disputed the effectiveness and competitive impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s recently proposed biosimilar naming policy and argued that using different nonproprietary...more

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