On April 15, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First.” The EO directs various agencies to engage in a number of distinct efforts to lower...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently considered a novel question regarding calculation of the regulatory review period for patent term extension (PTE) under 35 USC § 156 for reissued patents....more
Last week, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced an impending reduction in force (RIF) of approximately 10,000 positions, including about 3,500 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published final guidance on “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products” (SIUU...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public meeting entitled “Interested Parties Meeting: Implementation of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and Pediatric Research Equity Act”...more
U.S. President Biden signed a bill last Thursday postponing the sunset date of the rare pediatric disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) program from September 30, 2024, to December 20, 2024. The bill, the “Continuing...more
On August 20, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a comment letter in support of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) June 2024 draft guidance on biosimilar interchangeability (the “Draft Guidance”). When...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the establishment of a public docket to obtain information and comments to help FDA assess how best to advance the development of new biosimilar biological...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the revised draft guidance, “Addressing Misinformation About Medical Devices and Prescription Drugs,” which clarifies how firms can address misinformation about their...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its highly anticipated decision overturning the 40-year old doctrine established in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which recognized judicial deference to administrative...more
7/15/2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a podcast on biosimilars, featuring Dr. Sarah Yim, director of FDA’s Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars (OTBB), that seems to indicate a potential...more
With the issuance of its mandate on January 28, 2022, in Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Becerra, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld the orphan exclusivity for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc....more
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Office of Orphan Product Development published the four-page final guidance “Interpreting Sameness of Gene Therapy Products Under the Orphan Drug Regulations,” which...more
Ongoing Effort to Harmonize Human Subject Research Regulations The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), both part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...more
10/5/2017
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On August 18, 2017, President Trump signed into law the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA). FDARA reauthorizes user fees paid to FDA to support regulatory review of innovator drugs and biologics, medical devices, generic drugs,...more
8/22/2017
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