Earlier today, FDA announced a new initiative, called the Generic Initiative for Value and Efficiency (“GIVE”), which is intended to increase the number and variety of generic drug products. According to Gary Buehler, R.Ph., Director of FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs (“OGD”): GIVE is an initiative …
On September 27, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce passed H.R. 970, the Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2007, after a legislative “mark-up” session. Similar legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate in May 2007 (S. 1378) and was referred to …
On September 27, 2007, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced settlements with five companies (Biomet, Inc., Depuy Orthopaedics, Smith & Nephew, Inc., Zimmer, Inc., and Stryker Orthopedics, Inc.) resolving anti-kickback allegations. The allegation common to all five cases is that each …
On September 18, 2007, FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (“CDER”) launched its latest publication, the “Drug Safety Newsletter”. This quarterly electronic publication is intended as an additional source of drug safety information for healthcare professionals and complements existing communications targeted at healthcare professionals …
On September 24, 2007, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would expand the classification of dronabinol, commonly known as delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (“THC”), as a Schedule III controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act. THC is a federally-controlled Schedule I controlled …
On September 28, 2007, the Washington Legal Foundation (“WLF”) asked the Supreme Court to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s recent ruling in Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs v. von Eschenbach concerning access to experimental therapies. …
