FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 24, 2024

By Faraz Siddiqui — As drug manufacturers battle the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) in federal courts over the role of 340B contract pharmacies, an Eighth Circuit decision to uphold a 2021 Arkansas law may render those cases inconsequential in that state. 22-3675, 2024 U.S. 2024) at 13 (“Decision”).

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 30, 2024

Initially, drug manufacturers were required to offer these discounts only to the in-house pharmacies of covered entities. In 2010, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) authorized covered entities to contract with an unlimited number of retail pharmacies to fill prescriptions for their patients.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 5, 2023

Join peers this August to discover the evolving specialty pharmacy marketplace, build multi-stakeholder partnerships, and explore frameworks to inform your 2024 distribution and patient service strategies.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while we put the finishing touches on DCI’s new 2024-25 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the redacted version of administrative complaint against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 29, 2023

Emergent will need time to manufacture and distribute NNS with the new OTC labeling, so the public should not expect to be able to walk into their local pharmacy and grab a box off the shelf in the coming days. launch would be in early 2024. According to this announcement, FDA approval of RiVive is anticipated in July 2023 and the U.S.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 25, 2024

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 13, 2024

RWD can be collected from a wide range of sources, such as electronic health records, registries, administrative claims, pharmacy data, and feedback from wearables and mobile technology. RWE is “the clinical evidence regarding the usage, and potential benefits or risks, of a medical product derived from analysis of RWD.”

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

DECEMBER 3, 2023

As part of this change, the Coverage Gap Discount Program (CGDP), a program that has existed since 2011, will sunset on December 31, 2024, and be replaced by the Medicare Part D Manufacturer Discount Program (the “Discount Program”). Manufacturers must sign the agreement by March 1, 2024, to participate in the 2025 plan year.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JUNE 27, 2024

DEA recently revoked the registration of Coconut Grove Pharmacy (“Coconut Grove”), like Gulf Med Pharmacy also in Florida, for its failure to resolve prescribing red flags and document such resolution. Coconut Grove Pharmacy; Decision and Order, 89 Fed. 50,372 , 50,377 (June 13, 2024). 72,694, 72,703 (Dec. Patient J.C.’s

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JUNE 16, 2023

Prohibition on Excessive Price Increases The law prohibits manufacturers from imposing or causing to be imposed an “excessive price increase,” whether directly or through a wholesale distributor, pharmacy, or similar intermediary, on the sale of any generic or off-patent drug sold or dispensed to any consumer in the state.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Despite the removal of some of the most controversial proposals, the final rule still contains a variety of significant changes, which become effective on November 19, 2024. Spread pricing refers to PBMs’ practice of charging their health plan clients a higher price for a unit of dispensed drug than the PBM pays the pharmacy for the unit.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MARCH 4, 2024

Livornese — On February 6, 2024, FDA issued a draft guidance titled Notifying FDA of a Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing of Finished Products or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Under Section 506C of the FD&C Act. By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Deborah L.

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Agency IQ

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

AgencyIQ November 27 DSCSA Technically goes into full effect While the FDA has technically extended enforcement of certain provisions under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act until November 2024, certain provisions of the law are still due to come into effect in late November.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

and Annex 1 Conference Joel Welch December 18 RAPS RAPS Webcast: FDA Forecast: What’s Next for the FDA in 2024 AgencyIQ Speakers December 21 HL7 REMS Public Call PDUFA Dates expected in November and December PDUFA dates represent the expected date of a regulatory decision by the FDA on a New Drug Application or Biologics License Application.

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

166 guidance documents the FDA is actively working on in 2024 (and beyond) The FDA is set to be very, very busy in 2024. We’ve identified a total of 166 guidance documents that are under active development, and have the key details for you below. We have tried to sort guidance documents by topic area.

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A closer look at CDER’s new 2024 guidance agenda The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, its drug review division, this week quietly updated its 2024 Guidance Agenda, a list of all draft guidance documents the agency is working on this calendar year. Read Agency IQ’s breakdown of the 2024 CDRH guidance agenda here].

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

APRIL 8, 2024

The White Paper notes that of the 123 drugs in shortage in January 2024, a quarter were first reported in shortage prior to 2020, with the oldest dating back to 2012, and shortages were experienced across therapeutic areas; analgesics/anesthetics (17%), anti-infective (12%), and cardiovascular (13%) products comprised 42% of shortages.

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Agency IQ

DECEMBER 1, 2023

and Annex 1 Conference Joel Welch December 12 AgencyIQ Looking ahead to 2024: Regulatory Forecast for the U.S. and Annex 1 Conference Joel Welch December 12 AgencyIQ Looking ahead to 2024: Regulatory Forecast for the U.S. Morgan Chase 42 nd Annual J.P. The report must be published within 120 days of each new fiscal year.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Here on Drug Channels , we have long highlighted the boom in provider-administered biosimilars. In contrast to the pharmacy market, adoption of these biosimilars is growing, prices are dropping, and formulary barriers continue to fall. As we demonstrate, health plans pay hospitals far above acquisition costs for biosimilars.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

By Sara M Keup In reviewing some new 2025 pharmacy rules/laws a couple interesting changes caught this bloggers attention: As of December 30, 2024, Missouri has rolled out new rules related to prescription drug delivery requirements. The California Board of Pharmacy updated many of the application forms and guidelines in late 2024.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Livornese & JP Ellison — On November 8, 2024, FDA issued a proposed order to remove the oral decongestant ingredient phenylephrine (including both phenylephrine hydrochloride and phenylephrine bitartrate) (collectively, PE) from the OTC monograph on the basis of a lack of effectiveness. By Deborah L.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Palmer — In a Temporary Rule announced on November 19, 2024, DEA with input from HHS again extended current telemedicine flexibilities, which were first initiated on January 31, 2020 at the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Karla L. The federal telemedicine flexibilities (i.e.,

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

president of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for DCI’s new live video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2025 This event will be broadcast live on Friday, December 13, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. This event is part of The Drug Channels 2024 Video Webinar Series. Fein, Ph.D., to 1:30 p.m.

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