The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began 2025 with a resolution to make food “healthy” again by announcing a trio of new final and proposed rules that are intended to make it easier for consumers to identify healthy...more
2/21/2025
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In the final days of the Biden administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a proposed rule that would allow practitioners with a Special Registration to prescribe Schedule III-V, and in limited...more
1/22/2025
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Brand companies who own GLP-1 products have been pushing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to limit their compounding. On August 28, 2024, Eli Lilly and Company submitted a nomination to request that its GLP-1 product,...more
After years of enforcement discretion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule on October 3, 2023 under which the agency articulated its intent to increase regulatory oversight of laboratory...more
10/11/2023
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At long last, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has signaled its consideration of a separate Special Registration for telemedicine prescribing for patients without requiring an in-person examination.
On August 4,...more
On March 1, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officially published proposed rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency expires. The DEA gave the public a 30...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which includes the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA). MoCRA significantly changes the current regulatory...more
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, you have probably heard that there is a turkey shortage – brought about by a combination of rising costs for feed and fuel, continued labor shortages, and – if that were not enough –a...more
11/18/2022
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