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HP&M Counsel John Claud Provides Testimony to House Subcommittee on FDA Foreign Inspections

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Mr. Claud was joined in his testimony by Mary Denigan-Macauley , a Director for Health Care at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Dinesh Thakur. Mr. Claud closed his testimony echoing that sentiment. Mr. Thakur is a public health advocate and a former executive at Ranbaxy Laboratories in India.

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Article FDA Thank You Explainer: What a government shutdown would mean for the FDA (Updated)

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Explainer: What a government shutdown would mean for the FDA (Updated) With Congress again debating the passage of appropriations legislation, the FDA is facing a potential shutdown of operations as of Midnight on March 1. What is a government shut down? If none of the 12 bills are completed, then all government operations shut down.

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GAO Report on Clinical Research Inspections Encourages FDA to Care for its Clinical Inspection Program

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

In 2022, the Government Accountability Office reported that FDA needed to improve its foreign inspection program. That report prompted a hearing on Capitol Hill in February of this year where HPM Counsel John Claud offered testimony. But gaps still remain.

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Does the Drug Shortage White Paper Fall Short?

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What about government factors that cause drug shortages? What the White Paper does not adequately address is whether there are any government-controlled factors that also cause drug shortages. For example, how would HRSP incentives/penalties apply to low-cost, high-volume medical devices (e.g., surgical robots, MRIs)? Section I.C

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You What We Expect the FDA to do in October 2023

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What we expect to be talking about in October: Government shutdown: The odds of a government shutdown happening in October are, we think, rather high absent a last-minute breakthrough in Congressional negotiations. Of note: A government shutdown would likely delay or cancel some of the events listed below. to include devices.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You What We Expect the FDA to do in July 2023

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to provide notice and an opportunity for owners or consignees of the drug to appear before the Agency and introduce testimony prior to the destruction of their drug. To implement that authority, FDA published a final rule in the Federal Register on September 15, 2015 [80 FR 55237] which revised 21 CFR 1.94

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You What We Expect the FDA to do in December 2023

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Government shutdown: At present, the FDA has appropriated funding through January 19. to provide notice and an opportunity for owners or consignees of the drug to appear before the Agency and introduce testimony prior to the destruction of their drug. The final rule will amend the administrative destruction provisions in 21 CFR 1.94

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