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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

The FDA Law Blog

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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Does Adderall expire? What you need to know.

The Checkup by Singlecare

Labeled as a controlled substance , Adderall contains amphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ). The FDA explains that their regulations require a proposed expiration date for medications to be approved. Pharmaceuticals have expiration dates. Adderall falls into this category.

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Soma generic availability, cost, and more

The Checkup by Singlecare

Soma is an FDA-approved prescription medication that contains the active ingredient carisoprodol , a skeletal muscle relaxant. Limited and low-quality evidence supports the efficacy of muscle relaxants short-term for painful musculoskeletal conditions , low back pain , and chronic spasticity ( muscle spasms ).

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Is meloxicam safe to take every day?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Meloxicam is not a controlled substance. It is not considered addictive in the same way as substances like opioids or certain recreational drugs. You can take meloxicam in the morning or night, depending on what works best for your schedule. What happens if you take meloxicam every day?

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HPM Welcomes 15-Year DOJ Veteran, John W.M. Claud, to the Firm

The FDA Law Blog

He also held leading roles in DOJ’s response to multiple significant national health crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019 EVALI vaping crisis, and the 2012 New England Compounding Center fungal meningitis outbreak.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 1)

The FDA Law Blog

156, a patent may be extended only once (even if it would be eligible for extension on more than one occasion because it applies to several FDA-approved products), and only one patent may be extended for each regulatory review period. This means that there multiple same-day FDA NDA approvals for the same drug.

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What is a Compounding Pharmacy?

BuzzRx

Off-Label Medication Use Sometimes healthcare providers prescribe an FDA-approved medication to treat a condition for which it is not FDA-approved. In 2012, there was a fungal meningitis outbreak after patients received compounded spinal cord injections prepared at the New England Compounding Center (NECC).