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State Drug Importation Bills Just Got More Personal in California

Pharmacy Checkers

Simple summary: Canada’s brand drugs are priced much lower and states want access to them. The bill not only calls for wholesale importation from Canada – but also personal drug importation from Canada and other countries, subject to Section 804 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It’s about time! There’s no gray in that statement.

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Biosimilars vs. Interchangeable Biological Products: FDA Fact Check

XTalks

Like generic forms of synthetic pharmaceuticals, biosimilars have the advantage of being less costly compared to their branded counterparts. As a subset of biosimilars, interchangeable biological products can be substituted for the reference product at the pharmacy level, without the input of the prescribing physician.

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FDA Flexibilities, Collaboration to Yield Millions of Bottles of Specialized Medical Infant Formula in Coming Months to Increase U.S. Supply

The Pharma Data

It is our goal to ensure that hospitals, specialty pharmacies, and retail store shelves will begin seeing adequate supplies again in the coming weeks.”. On Tuesday, the FDA announced that it informed Kendal Nutricare that the agency is exercising enforcement discretion for the importation of certain infant formula under the Kendamil brand.

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Medical Science Liaison Jobs: Everything You Need to Know

XTalks

Some may even extend their expertise to consumer goods sectors, including cosmetic brands. Educational Requirements and Recommendations Typically, individuals in these roles are either medical doctors (MDs), pharmacists with a doctor of pharmacy degree (PharmD) or hold doctorates of philosophy (PhDs).

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The Medical Metaverse Digest for June 30

Intouch Solutions

47% of those had made in-game purchases, and 37% had purchased virtual cosmetic items. CVS aims to be first pharmacy in the metaverse (Pymnts.com) – CVS has filed a patent to sell goods and provide healthcare services in the virtual world. And 79% of their 3,000 survey respondents said that they had already – not someday!

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: New Legislation Would Reform the ANDA Suitability Petition Process and Require Timely Assignment of 505(b)(2) NDA Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation Codes (“the Good”)

FDA Law Blog

According to the press release on the bill: The Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act repeals section 505(j)(2)(C) of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) so that sponsors can submit generic drug applications (ANDAs) without the need for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to first grant a suitability petition.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: New Legislation Would Reform the ANDA Suitability Petition Process and Require Timely Assignment of 505(b)(2) NDA Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation Codes (“the Good”)

FDA Law Blog

According to the press release on the bill: The Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act repeals section 505(j)(2)(C) of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) so that sponsors can submit generic drug applications (ANDAs) without the need for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to first grant a suitability petition.