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Should we be worried about pharma’s supply chain?

World of DTC Marketing

We can’t continue to develop drugs the same way as we have done before. A blood-thinning agent, heparin, had been adulterated due to the product license holder (Baxter) procuring a toxic substance that had been illegally substituted for the genuine registered material. In other words, money over safety.

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FDA Inspections Back Up To Speed (Except Those Now Deemed Unnecessary)

FDA Law Blog

Farquhar — Those of us who work frequently on FDA inspections of drug and medical device manufacturing facilities have noticed an uptick in regular inspections after a dramatic falloff during the first two years of COVID. By Douglas B.

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Can you trust Turkey-approved Alipza? Is it the same as U.S.-Approved Livalo?

Pharmacy Checkers

This post is mostly a story about a very well manufactured, safe and effective, foreign version of an FDA-approved drug. These drugs are normally far less expensive than the FDA-approved version sold in the U.S. John wanted to know if these prices were for the “same” drug. and arguably just as safe. Is it counterfeit?

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Biosimilars vs. Interchangeable Biological Products: FDA Fact Check

XTalks

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 “genericdrugs of the biopharma world.

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NOW AVAILABLE: The 2022 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Drug Channels

Twice a year, I research and write two comprehensive, fact-based, and nonpartisan reports on drug channel economics. In some small way, I try to make the world a better and smarter place.

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In the News: April 2021 Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

Possibly in response, the Agency has issued the guidance Remote Interactive Evaluations of Drug Manufacturing and Bioresearch Monitoring Facilities During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. The title of the guidance is worth noting—“Remote Interactive Evaluations ,” not “Inspections.”

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China Opens the Door to Personal Medicine Imports and Third-Party Online Platform Sales

Pharmacy Checkers

The DAL now allows online sales by “third-party platforms” of medicines approved in China, but they must register with the drug regulatory department. Such platforms could register properly licensed pharmacies that could sell their medicines by mail order, pursuant to other applicable pharmacy laws in China, such as prescription requirements.

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