Wednesday, January 15, 2025

 

Lilly sues two medical spas over copycat weight-loss drugs

2 days ago — Compounding facilities create medicines by combining, mixing or altering drug ingredients. Federal regulations allow compounded versions to be sold to meet ...

 

Weight Loss Drug Compounding Enforcement Unlikely to ...

6 days ago — Lawsuits and enforcement actions against pharmaceutical compounders producing copies of popular diabetes and weight loss drugs, such as semaglutide ...

 

California Pharmacy Board delays vote on compounded ...

4 days ago — “The BOP's proposed regulations will deny access to compounded drugs that people with chronic illnesses rely on. Cancer patients undergoing chemo and people ...

 

Pharmacy Alert: FDA Issues Final Interim Guidances ...

2 days ago — On January 7, 2025, FDA released Guidances on compounding using bulk drug substances for both 503A pharmacies and 503B outsourcing facilities.

 

Under New Policy, FDA Will Cut Off 'Interim' Compounding ...

7 days ago — FDA will limit the drug substances that can be compounded by 503A and 503B outsourcing facilities after being proposed for, but not yet approved for, ...

 

“ The FTC released its second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers on Tuesday, claiming that CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx dramatically markup specialty generic drugs to affiliated pharmacies, reaping $7.3 billion in excess revenue.

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

 On Monday, the FDA published the blog, “FDA Spearheads Global Efforts on Informal Markets and Substandard/Falsified Medical Products.” This blog is the latest in the “From A Global Perspective” series and discusses the FDA’s role in leading WHO efforts to address knowledge gaps regarding the global distribution of substandard and falsified medical products through informal/unregulated markets.

 Today, the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine issued a Dear Veterinarian letter alerting practitioners to the possibility of burns associated with the use of Megadyne grounding pads in animal surgical patients.

Wednesday, January 8, 2025