The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 17 to 4 with 1 abstention and 1 no vote that based upon the available scientific evidence, the benefits of the Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine...more
On August 6, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“Order”) to ensure essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and critical inputs are made in the United States. The President recognized that reliable...more
9/10/2020
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As the U.S. continues to struggle to make COVID-19 tests available for symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, FDA’s position regarding COVID-19 test standards is evolving. The FDA’s pivot is possibly a response to...more
On May 4, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its “Policy for Coronavirus Disease-2019 Tests During the Public Health Emergency (Revised) | Immediately in Effect Guidance for Clinical Laboratories, Commercial...more
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has sought to expand the availability of needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for the general public and healthcare professionals. Recently, for example, FDA published two...more
4/7/2020
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As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful navigation of these challenges...more
On February 28, 2018, Ethan P. Davis, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Consumer Protection Branch, addressed the life sciences community regarding off-label promotion. In his remarks, Deputy Assistant Attorney...more
3/6/2018
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Fresh off his noticeably smooth confirmation, the new Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, appeared before Congress last Thursday and unveiled his strategic initiatives and priorities for the Trump Food and...more
During his speech last month to a joint session of Congress, President Trump called out the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its “slow and burdensome approval process.” Those comments came on the heels of Trump’s...more
3/30/2017
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Price increases threatening the availability of EpiPen® and EpiPen Jr® Auto-Injectors (“EpiPen”) have touched off the latest firestorm over drug pricing. Lost amid the public outcry, however, is a thorny regulatory issue:...more
9/21/2016
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Following months of public outcry and Congressional probes into significant drug price increases, the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced legislation targeting “behavior that blocks competition and delays the creation of...more
7/6/2016
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Injunctive Relief ,
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Senate Judiciary Committee
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDAs) Arthritis Advisory Committee gave a thumbs up to a biosimilar copy of Johnson & Johnson’s Remicade product, an inflammation blocker used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, on...more
2/12/2016
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Sandoz
On August 27, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft guidance on nonproprietary naming of biological products. The agency’s draft guidance proposes that the core nonproprietary name for originator...more
On November 7, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has tentatively determined that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are no longer generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for any use in food. PHOs are...more
Last week, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) issued long-awaited final guidance for the mobile medical applications (“Apps”) industry and FDA staff (the “Guidance”). The Guidance notes that it contains...more
In a resounding manner, members of the medical device industry recently filed comments reacting to the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule to strengthen its oversight of overseas clinical studies of medical devices....more
In a remarkable move, the Food and Drug Administration recently indicated that it plans to take new steps to regulate laboratory-developed tests (“LDTs”). FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg made the significant announcement...more