Drug Prices New York Governor Unveils Plan to “Curb” Drug Pricing Thomas Sullivan Feb 16, 2017 0 Mere days before President Donald Trump was sworn into office, when any national action could (or would) be taken on drug pricing,…
CME ABIM Increases Physician Choice with New Assessment Option Thomas Sullivan Feb 15, 2017 0 The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is providing more choice to physicians who are working to maintain their board…
Life Science Compliance Update Product Price Hikes – When Business and Compliance Collide Thomas Sullivan Feb 15, 2017 0 2016 was the year of the price increase, as leading industry players experienced significant public outrage over what appeared to…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Connecticut APRN Reporting Policy Starting to Come to Fruition…Kind… Thomas Sullivan Feb 14, 2017 0 We have previously written about Connecticut policy that was aimed at reporting payments from pharmaceutical and device…
Opioids Drug Wholesalers to Pay $36 Million Over West Virginia Pill Mill Claims Thomas Sullivan Feb 13, 2017 0 Two prescription drug wholesalers – AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc. – will pay $16 million and $20 million,…
Life Science Compliance Update Avoiding the Patient Assistance Program Spotlight Thomas Sullivan Feb 13, 2017 0 In efforts to understand the rising cost of some drugs, Patient Assistance programs, particularly independent…
BioSimilar FDA Finalizes Guidance on Assigning Non-Proprietary Names to Biologics and… Thomas Sullivan Feb 10, 2017 0 Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized guidance detailing its approach to assigning non-proprietary names to…
CMS CMS Missing Critical QPP Infrastructure Thomas Sullivan Feb 9, 2017 0 The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published a report,…
BioSimilar 2017 Biosimilar Update Thomas Sullivan Feb 8, 2017 0 We have taken an interest in the growing biosimilars market in the United States. Recently, we covered the Friends of Cancer…
FDA FDA Announces Safety Labeling Changes Program Thomas Sullivan Feb 7, 2017 0 As reported by Regulatory Focus, the FDA announced the “safety labeling changes” (SLC) program. It will be reportedly…