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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses warning letters to notify manufacturers that they have violated the FDA’s regulations or federal law. Manufacturers that receive warning letters must respond promptly, and they...more
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has released draft interim guidance documents that impact the use of bulk drug substances in compounding under Sections 503A and 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...more
Public Act No. 23-171: An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs (Act) took effect in Connecticut on October 1, 2023. Under the Act, a pharmaceutical manufacturer (PM) that employs...more
In recent years, various federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have increasingly scrutinized compounded...more
On June 27, 2023 the FDA published Prohibition on Wholesaling Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Draft Guidance for Industry. In this draft guidance, FDA provides examples of activities prohibited...more
On May 31, 2023, the Nevada Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 107, which reversed the Nevada Board of Pharmacy’s (the “Board”) interpretation that required Nevada pharmacist licensure for out-of-state pharmacists who dispense...more
Prosecutions related to the submission of claims to Tricare for compounded pain creams continue. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed convictions against a Florida pharmacist, physician, and Navy veteran for their...more
The wait is finally over. On April 14, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its guidance for industry #256 (GFI 256), describing FDA’s position on the legality of compounding animal drugs from bulk...more
On March 30, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Manual J. Bojorquez, the owner of a marketing company, was sentenced to 36 months’ probation and ordered to pay restitution of $3.3 million for...more
On September 21, 2021, D.C. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper gave an initial victory to the seven compounding pharmacies (“the pharmacies”) challenging Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) final standard Memorandum...more
At its August 31, 2021 meeting, the Nevada Board of Pharmacy moved to seek a formal opinion from the Nevada Attorney General Office regarding the legality of the requirement of all non-resident pharmacists who dispense or...more
If you are a Nevada licensed non-resident pharmacy, you will soon be receiving notification from the Nevada Board of Pharmacy (“Board”) stating that any pharmacist who dispenses or compounds prescriptions for a controlled...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the Draft Guidance for Industry, Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds: Quality Considerations for Clinical Research. In this guidance, the FDA defers to the...more
Chemical formula of Finasteride On May 12, 2020, MasterPharm, a compounding pharmacy based in New York, issued a recall of its popular hair regrowth formulation FinPlus. This medication, compounded by MasterPharm by...more
In 2012, New England Compounding Center (“NECC”) shipped contaminated anti-pain medication to hospitals and clinics around the country, with devastating consequences. Patients around the country developed fungal meningitis...more
Previously, Drugs Manufactured by Outsourcing Facilities Were Largely Unregulated - The fungal-meningitis outbreak of 2012, which infected over 750 patients across the country and caused 60-plus deaths, became a turning...more
WHAT ARE THEY? Sometimes the needs of a patient are so unique that prescription medications readily available at retail drug stores are not sufficient to combat the illness or treat the condition. An example of such a...more
With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the United States, some hospitals have faced shortages of FDA-approved drug products used to treat the disease. ...more
Compound prescription drugs have increasingly become a target for DOJ health fraud enforcement activities. ...more
In response to the federal and state declarations of public health emergencies surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the California State Board of Pharmacy has issued the following waivers to California Board of Pharmacy...more
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — a pioneer drug company that markets its FDA-approved oral vancomycin hydrochloride solution, FIRVANQ® — has sued Edge Pharma, LLC, an outsourcing facility operating pursuant to section 503B of...more
In this installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup we cover several topics that have persisted over the past few years and identify new issues that will shape the scope of enforcement efforts in 2020. In this...more
We have all been there: An advertisement on television or a pop-up on Facebook beckons us to try the latest “visit-free,” “delivered to your door” treatment for a medical condition. Originally published in Dermatology Times...more
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries - Kentucky Hospital Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations - Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare Inc. d/b/a...more
In two prior posts [Government Files Amended FCA Complaint Against Private Equity Firm and its Portfolio Company and DOJ Intervention in Healthcare Fraud Case Highlights Potential Risks for Private Equity Firms], we wrote...more