XTalks

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In order to fact-check some of these misconceptions, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently hosted a webinar on biosimilar and interchangeable biological products to help healthcare professionals understand more about these treatment options. Biosimilars are the “generic” drugs of the biopharma world. What is a Biosimilar?

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Pharmacy Checkers

OCTOBER 2, 2020

In most cases, the reason is that the same drugs sold in the U.S. million Americans import drugs to save money each year. First, wholesale importation of lower cost drugs from Canada is now lawful. That is pursuant to Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. are much cheaper elsewhere.

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Pfizer

DECEMBER 20, 2022

FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™. FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for the New Drug Application (NDA) for its COVID-19 oral treatment, PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets).

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Pharmacy Checkers

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is just one agency out of the many that make up the United States Department of Health and Human Services and, from PharmacyChecker’s relatively small (non-regulatory) role of helping verify online pharmacies to protect public health, I’ve learned just how insanely massive its mandate is.

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Pharmacy Checkers

JUNE 26, 2020

Canada is a good option for Americans seeking to access their medications at a lower cost through personal drug importation , but even I agree with the pharmaceutical industry when they say that wholesale drug importation on a large scale is not workable with Canada. Simply because Canada is too small a nation to supply the U.S.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Ball went on to study chemistry at the University of Washington, earning a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry, followed by a second degree in pharmacy two years later. Since then, the cells have been used to test sensitivity to various products ranging from glue to cosmetics.

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Pharmacy Checkers

JANUARY 4, 2020

The FDA has drafted a proposed rule to facilitate wholesale importation of lower-cost drugs from Canada, pursuant to Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. What about personal drug importation ? drug products to which patents apply) cost on average three times more in the United States than Canada (Refs.

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Pharmacy Checkers

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

On behalf of Prescription Justice, I submitted comments to the FDA in response to its request for public comments on its draft guidance called: “Importation of Certain FDA-Approved Human Prescription Drugs, Including Biological Products, under Section 801(d)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Draft Guidance for Industry.”.

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Pharmacy Checkers

MARCH 20, 2020

Americans who have been relying on trips to Canada for cheaper prescription drugs may not be able to do so for about a month, but really who knows how long. But let’s face it: we need drug companies and the FDA more than ever right now, and I wish them Godspeed in efforts to find and approve treatments to fight COVID-19.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 12, 2021

Among the Order’s mandates for DHHS are several relating to prescription drugs. But the Order’s most specific mandate relating to prescription drugs pertains to the importation of drugs from Canada. Prior to this Executive Order, the Biden Administration seemed to be ambivalent about drug importation.

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Pharmacy Checkers

AUGUST 2, 2019

This week, the Trump administration formally announced support for not only state prescription drug importation programs, but also HHS Secretary Alex Azar’s own importation plan. These drugs, as explained below, are safe and effective foreign brand versions of the same drugs sold here. Now, there is real movement.

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Pharmacy Checkers

MARCH 11, 2020

Below is a copy of Gabriel Levitt’s comments on the FDA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Importation of Prescription Drugs” that were submitted Monday, March 9th, 2020. Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Importation of Prescription Drugs, FDA-2019-N-5711, 84 Fed. 70796 “ Docket No.

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