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Marijuana: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling, Rescheduling or Not

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Not surprisingly, then-presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson, DEA Administrator from 2001 to 2003, did not sign the letter. The illicit marijuana market remains strong despite state laws legalizing marijuana. The letter is signed by six former DEA administrators and five former Directors of National Drug Policy.

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Another Update on Medical Abortion Litigation

Drug & Device Law

FDA litigation, back in April, the United States Supreme Court had just stayed what we described as “a truly ridiculous decision purporting to invalidate a number of actions taken by FDA with regard to mifepristone, the only currently marketed approved medication for medical abortion.” 341 (2001), is so important.

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Another Update on Medical Abortion Litigation

Drug & Device Law

FDA litigation, back in April, the United States Supreme Court had just stayed what we described as “a truly ridiculous decision purporting to invalidate a number of actions taken by FDA with regard to mifepristone, the only currently marketed approved medication for medical abortion.” 341 (2001), is so important.

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Another RICOdiculous Decision

Drug & Device Law

What’s worse, the fraud on the FDA claim, if brought under state law, would be preempted by Buckman Co. 341 (2001). The unstated premise here was fraud on the market – an assumption that every class member always has perfect information. Plaintiffs Legal Committee , 531 U.S. You can see where this is going.

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Split Decision

Drug & Device Law

In other words, the generic manufacturers are not allowed to change the FDA-approved label. 1995) (“the deceptive practice must occur in the sale or offer for sale to consumers,” not “entirely during the marketing of the [product]”); Penn-Plax, Inc. 2001) (“irrespective of the theory of recovery. . . E.g , Morris v.

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Another Reason Why The FDA, Not Litigants, Approves Products

Drug & Device Law

Congress created an FDA approval process that is both rigorous and thorough, and pharmaceutical companies invest billions of dollars in research and development to meet FDA’s scientific standards. Doctors Who Perform Abortions: Their Characteristics & Patterns of Holding & Using Hospital Privileges,” 6.

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Life-Saving Drugs and Chicken Bones: California Court Expands Innovator Duties of Care

Drug & Device Law

At issue was whether a product manufacturer could be liable to patients taking one drug for failing to bring a different, but allegedly safer drug to market sooner than it actually did. Instead, the plaintiffs claimed that the defendant should have developed and marketed a different drug sooner. Gilead Life Sciences, Inc. at *31-*32.