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Dual-eligibles bill sets up another pharma fight over Medicare rebates
Democratic lawmakers in both houses of Congress are backing a new bill extending Medicaid-style rebates to low-income Medicare patients, saying the provision would save $141.2 billion.
Compounder that operated like drug plant paid big bucks to owners
It turns out that compounding pharmacies that operate like small drug manufacturers can provide their owners with Big Pharma kinds of compensation. At least that was the case with New England Compounding Center, the company linked with a deadly meningitis outbreak.
FDA Commish asks for more power over compounding
As FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg prepared to testify before Congress about the deadly meningitis outbreak, reports surfaced that the agency wanted to shut New England Compounding Center down to fix manufacturing violations in 2003, but deferred to state regulators who apparently dropped the ball.
AMA lines up against pharma's pay-to-delay deals
The Federal Trade Commission has a powerful new ally in its quest to quash "pay to delay" patent settlements: The American Medical Association. As Forbes reports, the doctors' association now officially supports legislation to outlaw the practice.
Congress calls FDA chief to account in meningitis outbreak
Congress is again taking a hard look at the FDA and its plant oversight methods.
Hamburg, FDA inspection practices go under microscope in meningitis outbreak
Congress is again taking a hard look at the FDA and its plant oversight methods as House and Senate committees will hold hearings on the agency's actions related to the compounding pharmacy tied to a national, and deadly, outbreak of fungal meningitis.
Congressional report calls for FDA to regulate large compounders
The drumbeat is getting louder to have the FDA regulate at least those compounding pharmacies that are operating like small-scale manufacturers. And the FDA is singing the chorus saying if Congress is ready for that kind of oversight, it is prepared to take it on.
Industry Voices: PDUFA V Is A Step In The Right Direction
Understanding what's included in the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) and its ramifications for the larger medical products market will be critical to preparing for the implementation of the law in October.
Ramp up of FDA's foreign inspections hits snag
The FDA's plan to level the plant inspection playing field by visiting foreign plants at least as often as it does U.S. facilities may not get off the ground in October as planned. Why? Because Congress hasn't gotten around to passing certain legislation needed to trigger it.
Budget impasse imperils FDA user fee programs
The deficit reduction plan facing Washington lawmakers could derail the FDA's newly approved user fee program slated to provide the agency with $6.4 billion over 5 years, if automatic budget cuts go into effect in January.
