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FDA Approves Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium) for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adult and Pediatric Patients

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FDA Approves Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium) for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adult and Pediatric Patients. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium for injection) for the treatment of status epilepticus in adult and pediatric patients. About Sesquient.

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Federal Marijuana Rescheduling: States Get Ready

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Rescheduling out of schedule I would allow for the medical use of FDA-approved prescription drugs dispensed by DEA-registered, state licensed pharmacies pursuant to prescriptions issued by similarly DEA-registered, state licensed practitioners. 53,688 (Aug. 53,767 (Aug.

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Recon: FDA approves Heron’s non-opioid anesthetic; Poll suggests low public trust in US health insti

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‘More Amazon and less pharmacy’: one exec on the company’s strategy for prescription drugs ( STAT ). Biogen licenses a stroke drug from Japanese drugmaker TMS ( BioPharmaDive ). ICER, Accelerated Approval And The Payer Voice At The US FDA ( Pink Sheet ). Pharma & Biotech.

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The Wholesaling Prohibition (Potentially) Demystified? FDA’s Take on Supply Chains for Section 503B Outsourcing Facilities

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

As a reminder, in Title I of the 2013 Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) (the Compounding Quality Act), Congress created the “outsourcing facility” FDA registration category, and set forth statutory parameters for their operation in new section 503B of the FDCA. See 21 U.S.C. 353b(a). Section II at 2. Draft Guidance III.B.2(e)

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Article FDA Thank You In proposed rule, FDA offers up a (surprisingly sparse) list of drugs that present demonstrable compounding difficulties

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FDA addressed the expanding practice of drug compounding in 1992 by issuing a compliance policy guide that clarified that pharmacies which compounded products at certain scales, for certain purposes, or without FDA approval were clearly operating “outside the bounds of traditional pharmacy practice.”

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FDA broadens existing emergency use of Lilly and Incyte’s baricitinib in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 requiring oxygen

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Under the EUA, inpatient pharmacies in the U.S. Baricitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor discovered by Incyte and licensed to Lilly. See Warnings and Precautions in the FDA-approved full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide for additional information on risks associated with longer-term treatment with baricitinib.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You The cost of artificially short expiration dates: Worsened shortages, higher costs and more waste

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Such a situation is commonplace in the clinical trial realm, in which investigational drug products which are not already FDA approved are administered to patients. Under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (PAHPRA) , the FDA also has some authority to extend MCM expiration dates.

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