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The Fourth Circuit Upholds CMS’ Definition of “Line-Extension Drug” and “New Formulation”

The FDA Law Blog

Gaulkin — On April 10, the Fourth Circuit unanimously affirmed a summary judgment ruling for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency’s definitions of “line-extension drug” and “new formulation” for purposes of determining rebates that drug manufacturers may owe the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP).

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CMS Definition of “New Formulation” Upheld in Federal Court

The FDA Law Blog

Kirschenbaum — On March 31, the Federal District Court for the District of Maryland upheld CMS’s definition of a “new formulation” under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP). Examples in the regulation include extended-release formulations, new strengths, dosage forms, routes of administration, ingredients, and combinations.

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Omeprazole for cats: Dosage and safety

The Checkup by Singlecare

More specific symptoms of feline esophagitis include: Regurgitation Swallowing problems Excessive swallowing Painful swallowing Excessive salivation As with stomach ulcers, veterinarians can only definitively diagnose esophagitis from an endoscopic examination. The dosages of these other drugs may need to be adjusted.

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Levothyroxine for dogs: Dosage and safety

The Checkup by Singlecare

High thyroid hormone levels can’t be definitively established without a blood test. The recommended starting dosage in dogs is 0.02 They use clinical signs and blood tests to determine how well each dosage is working. The dosage strengths are too low. No maximum dosage has been established. mg/lb) daily.

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Scrub-a-Dub-Dub: FTC is Cleansing the Orange Book of Device Patents

The FDA Law Blog

While the relevant regulation defines “drug product” as the “finished dosage form,” which theoretically includes the delivery device, the Court again falls back on the wording in 21 C.F.R. b)(1) that drug product patents may be listed if they claim the “drug product. that is described in the pending or approved NDA ” (emphasis added). .

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Is famotidine safe during pregnancy?

The Checkup by Singlecare

There are no adequate or well-controlled studies in pregnant women to definitively say it’s risk-free. However, famotidine should be safe to use while breastfeeding as dosages of it have been administered to newborns in higher amounts than what is excreted in breast milk. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Drug development trends: insight from Thermo Fisher’s Anil Kane

European Pharmaceutical Review

Dr Kane leads a team of subject matter experts at Thermo Fisher, covering drug products in both sterile injectable dosage and oral solid dosage forms. Small molecules continue to be of interest going into oral solid dosage forms” AK: That’s a very interesting question that can be addressed in a few different ways.

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