Jan. 15, 2019 – In comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding its proposal to require that drug companies include the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of a drug in direct-to-consumer (DTC) television ads, industry trade groups and pharmaceutical companies largely are in agreement that doing so would confuse consumers, that CMS […]
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Feb. 24, 2017 – The FDA recently published a final rule on intended use and adequate directions for use that establishes a not-previously-announced “totality of the evidence” standard and is in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act because it deprives stakeholders of fair notice and the opportunity to comment, according to a Feb. 8 […]
Read more Nov. 10, 2016 – As FDA Commissioner Robert Califf described the issues surrounding the communication of off-label uses as “numerous and complex” and cautioned that there are many instances where unapproved uses are “unsafe and ineffective,” industry speakers at an FDA hearing held Nov. 9 called on the agency to take immediate action and provide […]
Read more Sept. 1, 2016 – In the wake of the agency’s recent settlement with Amarin and other rulings that support the “truthful and non-misleading” communication of unapproved uses, industry has been anxiously awaiting the FDA’s next move, especially after the agency stated in May 2015 that it would hold a hearing on this matter. The wait […]
Read moreSept. 16, 2013 – The Medical Information Working Group (MIWG), a coalition of medical product manufacturers seeking to improve the regulatory and enforcement environment for communications about new uses for approved or cleared products, has asked the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s (CDER’s) Medical Policy Council to take “immediate action … to assure […]
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