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Decades Later, Congress Continues Debating the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics (and Biosimilars) Act; But will the Recent Jarkesy SCOTUS Decision Finally Put an End to the Insanity?

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Shumsky — As readers of this blog know ( see, e.g. , here ), the Affordable Generics (and Biosimilars) Act has been floating around in Congress for the better part of two decades. 2233 (2013) , that so-called reverse payment settlement agreements are presumptively unlawful. Karst & Michael D. Actavis, Inc. ,

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Biogen and Ionis Announce Topline Phase 1 Study Results of Investigational Drug in C9orf72 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

The Pharma Data

The company has continued to invest in and pioneer research despite making the difficult decision to discontinue a late-stage ALS asset in 2013. Biogen’s Continuous Commitment to ALS For over a decade, Biogen has been committed to advancing ALS research to provide a deeper understanding of all forms of the disease.

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New Sandoz Board of Directors appointed

The Pharma Data

Before joining Nestlé he served as CFO at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest publicly listed companies in Japan, between 2013 and 2015, and CFO at Millicom, a NASDAQ listed global mobile phone operator based in Luxembourg, between 2008 and 2013. He will be Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee of Sandoz.

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OPQ’s State of Pharmaceutical Quality Report Is a Data Bonanza (with Cameos by Eye Drops and Hand Sanitizers)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

OPQ reports that the vast majority of the 81 drug shortages reported in CY2022-23 were due to quality issues (40%) and increase in demand (40%)—a significant change from 2013-2017 when quality issues were the cause of 62% of shortages.

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Federal Marijuana Rescheduling: States Get Ready

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Will DOJ and DEA continue to exercise the enforcement discretion generally shown since the Cole Memo was issued in August 2013? Were DEA to reschedule marijuana to schedule II or III, or leave it in schedule I, and the states regulate it in a less restrictive schedule or allow continued recreational use, how will the U.S.

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Trading Partners May Exhale: FDA Releases Guidance Exercising a Year-Long Period of Enforcement Discretion Related to DSCSA Enforcement of Certain Provisions

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

As industry is well aware, by the terms of the statute, the DSCSA’s interoperability provisions become effective ten years after its 2013 enactment, or on November 27, 2023.

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What is Special about September 24, 2023 for the UDI System?

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The compliance dates were first published in 2013, and subsequently updated in various guidance documents and regulations published by FDA. FDA has been implementing the UDI system with different compliance dates for different types of medical devices to ensure a smooth implementation. Most of the compliance dates have been passed.