FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. On October 10th, based on ability to pay, the U.S. 6, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). Zarzamora Press Release.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JUNE 27, 2024

District Court for the District of Texas on Zarzamora Healthcare LLC for repeatedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substances “by filling prescriptions while ignoring red flags.” As for high dosage opioid prescriptions, the expert found that: Patient A.R. Gulf Med Pharmacy; Decision and Order, 86 Fed.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JULY 31, 2023

CARA amended the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to enable physicians or patients to request pharmacists to partially fill prescriptions for schedule II substances including opioids and to allow remaining quantities to be filled up to 30 days after issuance of the prescription (up to 72 hours for emergency oral prescriptions).

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

AUGUST 8, 2024

Comments ranged from single sentence declarations to lengthy, cogent treatises, expounding on whether to reschedule marijuana from schedule I to schedule III or another schedule under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), to leave marijuana in schedule I, or to deschedule altogether. 21 U.S.C. § 812(c)(c)(10). 21 U.S.C. §

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JANUARY 18, 2024

Houck — In August 2023 the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) reschedule marijuana from schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule III. HHS forwards FDA’s analysis and recommendation to DEA.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

APRIL 8, 2024

Specifically, DEA establishes an aggregate production quota (APQ) for each class of controlled substance listed in schedule I and II, and for the list I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine, which limits the amount of each substance that can be manufactured in a given year.

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The Happy PharmD

APRIL 26, 2023

I decided to calculate the dosage quickly. A 5ml dosage contains 1.8g Or maybe there might be a different dosage of what you (the resident) want. It was available at a dosage of 0.5mg/5 ml. Dexamethasone oral solution is not a narcotic or controlled substance. Writing the dosage as a percentage.

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