28
Nov

Compliance 360 – A podcast survival guide to US FDA enforcement and compliance

Join former FDA Investigations Branch Director Ricki Chase –now with Lachman Consultants – as she draws on her 16 years of agency experience to bring you the latest insights into FDA inspections, interactions and expectations. Compliance 360° is hosted by Medtech Insight PODCAST LINEUP November 28, 2018 Compliance 360° Part 14: Leverage FDA Data To […]

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28
Nov

Did Someone Forget User Fees?

I just read the Association for Accessible Medicines’ (AAM) White Paper entitled “Ensuring the Future of Accessible Medicines in the U.S.,  Avoiding Shortages & Ensuring Competition for America’s Patients” (here) that is being entered into the record at the FDA-sponsored meeting  Identifying the Root Causes of Drug Shortages and Finding Enduring Solutions held on November […]

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21
Nov
Businessman Standing With A Target On His Back

Do Dietary Supplements Have a Target on Their Backs?

In a statement released by the FDA (here), the Agency cited warning letters to two “companies for the illegal marketing of products labeled as dietary supplements that contain tianeptine, a chemical compound that companies are illegally claiming treats opioid use disorder (OUD), pain and anxiety, and other unlawful and unproven claims.”  The Agency noted that […]

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16
Nov

Annual Report on Postmarketing Requirements and Commitments Shows Continued Progress

Congress has long been concerned that firms were not meeting their requirements for timely completion of postmarketing requirements and commitments (PMRS/PMCs) made at time of approval or post-approval in supplemental applications.  In 2007, Congress passed the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) and, on September 27, 2007, the President signed the legislation into law. […]

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15
Nov
Holiday Turkey Dinner

The Turkey Thanksgiving Blog

Every year at this time, we all ponder and are asked about what we are thankful for.  It goes without saying, family, good health for all we love and peace on earth.  We are all blessed in some way or another and we all have that one thing that stands out.  Make your standout thing […]

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08
Nov

An Old Friend, Newly Designed, Comes Back to the OTC Asthma Market

I remember in the “old days” back in the 70’s, before most of you may have been born, Primatene Mist containing epinephrine, was a life saver as an OTC medicine for mild asthma.  Why did it disappear from pharmacy shelves?  Because it contained chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as a propellant.  As you know, CFCs were banned, and […]

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07
Nov

FDA Collection of Information FR Notice Provides Some Interesting Estimates

The Federal Register’s (FR) pre-publication page today contained an interesting proposed renewal for the collection of information for Registration of Producers of Drugs and Listing of Drugs in Commercial Distribution (here).  The notice states that: Establishment registration information helps FDA identify who is manufacturing, repacking, relabeling, and salvaging drugs and where those operations are performed. […]

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