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Imported Drugs: (Possibly) Coming Soon to a State Near You

In recent years, states have been exploring innovative avenues to address rising healthcare costs and ensure access to affordable medication for their residents. One idea gaining traction involves pursuing authorization from...more

K&L Gates LLP

An Overview of the US Food and Drug Administration's Legislative Goals (Part I)

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In anticipation of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, this alert provides an overview of the agency’s most recent priorities as outlined in FDA’s FY 2024 budget, found here....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FDA Approves Florida’s Application to Import Drugs from Canada

On January 5, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the state of Florida’s proposal under the Section 804 Importation Program (SIP) for a period of two years. FDA’s action marks the first time a state drug...more

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FDA Approves Florida’s Section 804 Importation Program for Importation of Canadian Pharmaceuticals

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On January 5, 2024 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its approval of the State of Florida’s proposal to import certain prescription drugs from Canada under the Section 804 Importation Program (SIP). This approval...more

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FDA: Major Policy Shift Authorizes Florida’s Plan to Import Drugs from Canada

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On Friday, January 5, 2024, in a major policy shift, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration’s plan to purchase medicines in bulk for its Medicaid programs,...more

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FDA Authorizes Florida’s Drug Importation Program

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On Jan. 5, the FDA authorized Florida’s Section 804 Implementation program (SIP), making Florida the first state to secure such approval. Generally, there are three pathways to importing a prescription drug into the United...more

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Federal Circuit to Consider the Relevance of an Alleged Infringer’s “Intent” in a Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor Analysis

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The Federal Circuit will consider the relevance of an alleged infringer’s intent in a safe harbor analysis in the appeal of Edwards Lifesciences Corp. v. Meril Life Scis. Pvt.1 The District Court granted summary judgment that...more

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FDA issues final guidance for importing drugs prior to anticipated approval

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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final guidance, “Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests (PLAIR),” describing its policy regarding requests for the importation of unapproved finished...more

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FDA Places Mexican-Made Hand Sanitizers on Import Alert Due to Toxin Risks

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release on January 26 announcing a countrywide import alert on all alcohol-based hand sanitizers manufactured in Mexico due to their potential methanol content. The press...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

A Guide to FDA’s Final Rule on the Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada

On September 25, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule entitled, “Importation of Prescription Drugs,” to implement Section 804(b) through (h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Final Canadian Drug Importation Rule and HHS Certification Issued Under Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

As previously covered on this blog, in mid-2019 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly published the Safe Importation Action Plan, which outlined the Trump...more

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FDA postpones foreign inspections amid growing concerns over coronavirus (COVID-19)

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On 10 March 2020, FDA announced that it is postponing most foreign inspections through April 2020.  This action comes as the latest in a series of agency responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks in foreign...more

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Global Developments and Considerations for Registering Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Trademarks

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This article discusses the global developments for the registration of cannabis and cannabis-related trademarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Administration Finally Releases Proposed Drug Importation Policies for Stakeholder and Public Comments

At the end of July 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly published the Safe Importation Action Plan, which outlined the Trump Administration’s two-part...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

FDA’s Safe Importation Action Plan May Give Florida’s Drug Import Program a Pathway to Approval

At both the federal level and within Florida, there are the beginnings of the seeds of change regarding drug importation policies.  President Trump and Governor DeSantis have both been HUGE supporters of drug importation as a...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

In Policy Reversal, HHS and FDA Propose Plan to Import Foreign Drugs

On July 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly published a proposal, called the Safe Importation Action Plan, to allow certain entities to import...more

King & Spalding

A Gimmick No More? HHS Moves to Authorize Prescription Drug Importation

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Since its enactment in 2003, Section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) has been a dead letter in the law. The provision authorizes the importation of certain prescription drugs from Canada, but only if...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Despite Amarin, ITC May Be Right Prescription For Pharma

Foreign-made drugs, nutritional supplements and medical devices imported into the United States with false or misleading labeling or designed to look like an established competing product in violation of the Lanham Act could...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA 2017 Year in Review: Therapeutic Products, Part 2

Yesterday we started off our year-end series of blog posts with the first part of a review of FDA’s actions for 2017 in the therapeutic products space. Part 1 recapped Commissioner Gottlieb’s initiative to tackle drug...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | August 2017 #3

As plant-based beverages appear on more store shelves, the definition of “milk” has become the center of a dispute involving legislatures, regulators, litigators and industry groups. Shook Partners Katie Gates Calderon and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

You Can Check Out Anytime You Want, But You Can Never Leave: FDA Import Detentions and Recommendations to Minimize Delays

In The Eagles’ song, “Hotel California,” Don Henley sings, “You can check out anytime you want, but you can never leave.” Life science companies can try to import all they want, but that doesn’t mean the products will make it...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

FDA Finally Releases Initial Framework for Food Importation “VQIP”

As many readers of this blog know, the start of 2011 saw the enactment of a massive bill aimed at overhauling the nation’s food safety system to become more preventive instead of reactive to safety problems and illness...more

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Medical Devices To Be Taxed: Manufacturers and Importers Be Prepared

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Beginning January 1, 2013, manufacturers, producers, and importers of medical devices must report and pay a 2.3% excise tax on the sales price of taxable medical device pursuant to Section 4191 of the Internal Revenue Code...more

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