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FDA Knows Its Own Strength—and It Includes Concentration

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

This of course, make sense—after decades of experience implementing the Hatch-Waxman, Congress and FDA had learned a few new tricks by 2009/2010. Amongst other things, FDA co-opted many of the same definitions for key terms for implementation of the BPCIA. FDA borrowed this definition from 21 C.F.R.

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Scrub-a-Dub-Dub: FTC is Cleansing the Orange Book of Device Patents

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FTC, deep in its foray into the Orange Book, filed an Amicus Brief in the case arguing that the patents do not claim any FDA-approved drug. More specifically, the Court concluded that “the Inhaler Patents do not claim the drug for which the applicant submitted the application ” (emphasis added).

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AAFCO Publishes Proposed Common Food Index of 72 Foods; Requesting Feedback

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

A major component of AAFCO is its work on ingredient definitions, specifying what ingredients may be use in animal feed under what conditions. AAFCO’s ingredient definitions are not federal regulations and do not have the force or effect of federal law. The goal is to create uniformity to facilitate interstate commerce.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You Updated guidance on promotional labeling for biosimilars and interchangeables emphasizes a similar approach

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Updated guidance on promotional labeling for biosimilars and interchangeables emphasizes a similar approach Today, the FDA issued a revised draft guidance on the development of promotional labeling for biosimilars, reference products, and—newly—interchangeable products.

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CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Another rejected proposal was a definition of “vaccine” (vaccines are exempt from Medicaid rebates), which would have limited this term to a product that is administered prophylactically – i.e., to prevent rather than treat a disease. 1396r-8(k)(3). date of payment, date of shipment, date of invoice, etc.).

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You FDA fiscal year in review: New drug approvals in the wake of the pandemic and legislative reforms

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If a drug was previously approved for cancer, but is now approved for a cardiology condition, it would not be considered novel. The FDA also refers to novel products as “New Molecular Entities,” or NMEs. Data on these novel approvals is published throughout the year by both CDER and CBER. of all NME approvals this year.

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Joint Basis for FDA/HHS Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation Unveiled

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The mostly redacted, then publicly available letter accompanying the basis for the recommendation stated that FDA was making a recommendation about marijuana, referring to botanical cannabis ( Cannabis sativa L.) within the CSA’s definition of “marihuana” or “marijuana” based on FDA’s eight factor analysis. 21 U.S.C. §

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