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On July 29, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice to the Federal Register (84 Fed. Reg. 36609). The notice invites comments on information collected in connection with FDA research by obtaining...more
On June 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report that found that, among a sample U.S. hospitals that obtained non-patient-specific (NPS) compounded drugs...more
• Five years after passage of the DQSA, FDA issued final decisions prohibiting the use of two bulk substances by outsourcing facilities, and finalized criteria for ongoing evaluations of other bulk substances that are...more
November 27, 2018 marked five years since President Obama signed the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) into law. The law addresses two distinct areas of drug oversight, but it was the combined concerns about the quality...more
In the midst of the opioid epidemic, pharmacists and attorneys from across the country gathered last week for the 28th Annual Conference for the American Society for Pharmacy Law (ASPL). The conference brought together...more
Last month, FDA released three draft guidance documents that are expected to have significant implications for traditional pharmacy-based compounding and the distribution of those drug products....more
Florida’s 2015 Legislative Session ushered in two new laws affecting pharmacies: One addressing pharmacist immunizations (HB 279) and the second clarifies that veterinarians are authorized to dispense compounded drugs and...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of four new Draft Guidance documents and a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the FDA and individual states. The Draft Guidance documents...more
As previously discussed, the recent flurry of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activity following passage of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) in November 2013, including the issuance of three draft guidance...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been busy since the passage of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) in November 2013. In just five short months, the FDA has issued six warning letters referencing the...more
On January 17, FDA issued its opening sally in the new compounding pharmacy enforcement regime by issuing a Warning Letter to Avella of Deer Valley in Phoenix, AZ. The letter is based on a nearly year-old inspection (February...more
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On November 18, 2013, the Senate, by voice vote, approved the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA), intended to bolster the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) oversight of compounding pharmacies in light of last year's...more