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Ketamine is the New Viagra

Bill of Health

By Vincent Joralemon Spravato, the first FDA-approved psychedelic therapy, just outsold Viagra. Pfizer’s successful clinical trials for ED followed, leading to FDA approval of sildenafil citrate, marketed as “Viagra,” in 1998. This became Spravato, the first FDA-approved psychedelic therapy. Initially, the public is hesitant.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

Frequency, Characteristics, And Outcomes Of Negative Advisory Committee Votes For FDA-Approved Drugs. Fixing The FDA’s Orange Book. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). A full posting of abstracts/summaries of these articles may be found on our? Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 May;41(5):713-721. Health Aff (Millwood). Epub ahead of print.

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Unpacking Averages: Common Root Causes Driving Medical Device Recalls

Health Law Advisor

To help medical device manufacturers focus on the types of quality problems that might force them to conduct a recall, we have used the FDA recall database to identify the most common root causes sorted by the clinical area for the medical device. Background. I capped it at 150 to more clearly differentiate the lower end of the spectrum.

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HHS-OIG Excludes Theranos Founder and CEO from Federal Health Programs for 90 Years

HIPAA Journal

The Theranos Scandal Theranos was a blood testing startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes in 2003. The FDA launched an investigation into Theranos that found that the allegations in Carreyrou’s article were correct. The company was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and shut down.

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Clinical Trial: When Research Goes Wrong

The Health Law Firm

Three patients died in an unapproved medical trial conducted between 2003 and 2004. The Synthes officials allegedly bypassed FDA protocol to have surgeons test bone cement in people with spine fractures. The Synthes officials allegedly bypassed FDA protocol to have surgeons test bone cement in people with spine fractures.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2023 – May And June

SQA

Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) PCPC MoCRA Toolkit, May 2023 Enacted in December 2022, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) represents years of efforts by the Personal Care Products Council, the FDA, Congress, and other stakeholders to modernize the U.S. cosmetic regulatory framework.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

The HIPAA Security Rule was drafted in 2003 and has not been substantively updated since that time. Cybersecurity is a known concern and is imperative for getting your medical device to market, especially considering the FDA’s new guidance in 2023. Health care organizations generally use other more sophisticated frameworks (e.g.,