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STAT+: ‘Skinny labels’ on generic medicines saved Medicare $15 billion over a recent six-year period

STAT

A controversial provision of a federal law designed to speed copycat drugs to market and foster competition saved Medicare Part D nearly $15 billion from 2015 to 2021 on just 15 medicines during that period, according to a new analysis. In short, this is a so-called carve-out.

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IPA questions FAERS data interpretation in the Ohio State University study

Express Pharma

It noted that US law requires complete manufacturing addresses to be printed on generic drug packaging and listed in the FDAs Orange Book database. Private label distributors, such as Walmart, are an exception to this rule, but their products still indicate India as the country of origin.

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Parallel import of medicinal products: regulatory update

European Pharmaceutical Review

This concerns the quantity of the medicinal product in the packaging, ie, the increase or decrease in the number of units of the product in the outer packaging according to local demands and its labelling, including the leaflet, which should be in the language of the country into which the product is imported.

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DIA’s India Annual Meeting to host discussions on evolving regulatory landscape

Express Pharma

.” Dr Chandrashekar Ranga, Joint Drugs Controller, India, will discuss the obstacles regulators face in the digital era; Dr Stewart Geary, Global Safety Officer, Eisai and a Fellow of DIA, will provide updates on behalf of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) Working Group XII on Benefit-Risk Balance for Medicinal (..)

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What happened to all the antibiotics?

pharmaphorum

These include allowing the exceptional supply of certain medicines that may not be authorised in a particular Member State or granting full or partial exemptions to certain labelling and packaging requirements to address severe problems in respect of the availability of some medicines.”

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After FDA approval, Alkermes plans soft launch for antipsychotic Lybalvi

pharmaphorum

The US regulator approved Lybalvi (olanzapine/samidorphan) for both indications sought – schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder – with data on its label that includes a claim of less weight gain with olanzapine on its own, a big problem with the widely-used generic drug that affects compliance with treatment.

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Complex generics: Are global regulators addressing the needs?

Quality Matters

Complex generics: Are global regulators addressing the needs? The development of generic versions of innovator medicines is a global public health need. Quality standards in particular help ensure medicines are safe, work as intended, and are available when needed, no matter the company producing them or where they are made.

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