I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - 2020 Year in Review on FDA’s Enforcement of Rx Drug Promotions & Trends
In 1984, the international rock band, The Scorpions, released the song, “Rock You Like a Hurricane.” Forty years later, the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion rocked a pharmaceutical company...more
On July 17, 2024—but just recently posted to the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website—FDA issued its second untitled letter (letter) of the year to Kaleo, Inc....more
As we reflect on 2023 and make predictions for 2024, it is remarkable the number of significant events occurring this past year that will be impactful for the activities of the life sciences industry going forward. Although...more
Better Than Ezra’s early 1990s single, “This Time of Year,” came to mind when we saw the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion issue its first Untitled Letter (also known as a Notice of...more
The year 2023 was a busy one for regulatory, compliance, and enforcement developments in the healthcare and life sciences industries, and 2024 promises to be even busier. We tapped MoFo’s Life Sciences + Healthcare Compliance...more
In 1972, Johnny Nash sang the catchy song, “I Can See Clearly Now.” A little more than 50 years later, the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion issued a Final Rule relating to...more
In his 1973 song, “Nostradamus,” singer-songwriter Al Stewart sang, “I am the eyes of Nostradamus, all your ways are known to me.” So, we started thinking, what would Mr. Stewart think of FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food & Drug Newsletter is a roundup of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of our Food & Drug practice, as well as from...more
Before Comedy Central, TikTok videos, and other social media inventions, Monty Python entertained us (admittedly, an acquired taste). Many of us remember the classic scene from the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail,...more
Pharma and Life Sciences Investigations and Prosecutions: The First Two Years of the Biden Administration - With the two-year mark of the Biden presidency looming, the administration’s approach to prosecuting and...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food & Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of our Food & Drug practice, as well as from...more
After two years of decreased enforcement activity (with an out-sized portion of activity being COVID-19-related), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) has issued several Untitled...more
“It’s a Heartache, Nothing But a Heartache.” Yes, the opening lyrics to Bonnie Tyler’s 1977 hit, but also what might have been felt in FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion when it issued an Untitled Letter to a drug...more
Who doesn’t remember Hall and Oates’ 1984 hit, “Out of Touch?” Perhaps, reviewers in the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion were humming this song when it recently issued an Untitled Letter...more
In 1966, Simon & Garfunkel sang “The 59th Bridge Song,” which opens with the lyric, “Slow down, you move too fast.” A drug company recently found out the hard way that pre-approval promotion does not leave the Food and Drug...more
Does anyone remember the 1980’s song, “Freeze-Frame” by The J. Geils Band? A new year, a new Untitled Letter issued by the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion to a prescription drug company....more
Late last year, the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion issued an Untitled Letter to a drug company for unlawful promotion of its biologic product....more
In Tuesday's Report: FDA warns over drug misbranded as COVID-19 treatment; podcast discusses Trump's "Buy American" executive order; an op-ed on the importance of protecting biomedical innovation; HHS sees high level...more
On October 22, 2019, Skadden hosted our Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues companies face throughout the industry. The key...more
In June, FDA issued two final guidance documents on medical product communications for drug and device manufacturers. The first guidance concerns “Medical Product Communications That Are Consistent With the FDA-Required...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more