FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JUNE 10, 2024

We learned this week that Palomar Health, one of California’s largest healthcare districts, agreed to pay $250,000 to resolve allegations that numerous vials of fentanyl had been diverted from automated medication dispensing machines over a five-month period and that the hospital did not properly dispose of unused fentanyl.

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Pulses

AUGUST 31, 2023

Pulses is a scholarly blog supported by Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Tracy leads the Empathy Initiative and the ‘Research Inspired Pedagogy, Practice, and Educational Development’ (RIPPED) research groups. She has written ten books and over 200 journal publications.

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pharmacy mentor

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In this blog, we will be looking at the short, medium and long term to understand what parts of pharmacy are most likely to be taken over by AI and where the human touch will still be needed going forward. AI – powered systems like Meditech are already in use, reducing the risk of human error.

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The Happy PharmD

AUGUST 30, 2023

Imagine if they called for a refill and you dispensed only two tablets. In some cases, the quantity of medication dispensed is less than the actual quantity prescribed. When this occurs, regardless of how small the amount may be, the computer states that the medication can be refilled and balance is given.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In October 2022, FDA released the draft guidance entitled “Select Updates for the Breakthrough Devices Program Guidance: Reducing Disparities in Health and Healthcare,” as previously discussed in our blog.

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