On December 14, 2017, the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), Dr. Scott Gottlieb, posted Looking ahead: Some of FDA’s major policy goals for 2018 on FDA’s blog, FDA Voice, and discussed FDA’s policy agenda published
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FDA commissioner looks to curb tactics that restrict drug competition
On November 8, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb spoke as a keynote speaker at the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) workshop, Understanding Competition in Prescription Drug Markets: Entry and Supply Chain Dynamics (“Workshop”) and called…
Restaurant and convenience store trade groups sue NYC over menu labeling regulations
On July 14, 2017, the National Association of Convenience Stores, New York Association of Convenience Stores, Food Marketing Institute, and Restaurant Law Center (“trade groups”) filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and…
FDA / EMA parallel scientific advice principles published
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently released an updated “General Principles” statement regarding the agencies’ parallel scientific advice (PSA) program for human medical products.
The PSA program provides scientific advice and…