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Quarles & Brady LLP

Final Definitions and Considerations for Trading Partners to Prepare for DSCSA Implementation

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On March 16, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released final guidance regarding definitions of "suspect product" and "illegitimate product" as part of a continued effort to prepare trading partners for the...more

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Four Things that Healthcare Providers Need to Know About FDA Counterfeiting Investigations

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broad authority to evaluate and approve drugs for medical use or prescription drugs. It also has the authority to investigate fake or counterfeit medicines and substances in the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Take a Bite out of Crime: There’s More than One Way to Stem the Flow of Counterfeit Medications

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A growing problem in the U.S. is the widespread availability of counterfeit medications, or fake prescription pills. These drugs, made to look like authentic prescription medications, may contain no active ingredient or any...more

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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert Concerning Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

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The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public safety alert on September 27, 2021 to warn Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

US-China Trade Agreement - Pharma impacts

President Trump has signed Phase I of a much anticipated multi-part trade agreement between the United States and China with provisions that will aid the branded pharmaceutical industry. One of the main goals of the agreement...more

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Is the New U.S.-China Agreement What Was Prescribed?

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The trade relationship between China and the United States has been top of mind for businesses over the past year. In spring 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping denied the U.S. Government's request to end subsidies for key...more

A&O Shearman

Amendment to Drug Administration Law

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On August 26, 2019, the China’s National People’s Congress passed the amended Drug Administration Law (the Amended DAL) which will take effect on December 1. The new law brings in some changes while codifying many existing...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Worried About Fake News? You Should Really Worry About Fake Drugs

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While the concept of “fake news” continues to trigger Twitter followers and grab headlines, the trade in counterfeit drugs is a worldwide problem of significant scale. This article discusses the problem and talks about some...more

Hogan Lovells

Combatting illegal pharma trade: Combatting black and grey markets for the pharmaceutical industry

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Focus I: International black market trade - Among the industries that suffer most from black and grey market activities, the pharmaceutical sector sadly holds one of the top positions. The World Health Organization (WHO)...more

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FDA Reports Results of Annual Crack Down on Illegal Internet Pharmacies

Last week, FDA announced that more than 1,050 websites had illegal drugs and devices seized or received warning letters as part of the Eighth Annual International Internet Week of Action (IIWA). IIWA is an international...more

Troutman Pepper

Misbranded Drugs: A Danger To Physicians And Patients

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Mail-order businesses, including pharmacies, bombard doctors by fax, phone, and Internet offering an assortment of name-brand medications and treatments at bargain prices. These new options tempt physicians with the promise...more

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