- Extended FDA Track & Trace deadline a boon for Rx (healthcareitnews.com)
Health system pharmacy managers…got a reprieve when the Food and Drug Administration moved the deadline for compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act to November 1, 2015… outlines critical steps to build an electronic, interoperable system to identify and trace certain prescription drugs as they are distributed.. dispensers have to maintain tracing files – a document for every purchase transaction…
- Battle coming for blockbuster cholesterol drugs (cnbc.com)
And you thought the fight over prices of cancer and hepatitis drugs was hot….new cholesterol drugs is setting the stage for a battle over the high prices of those specialty medications and the possibility that millions of people will end up using them each year.
- Name Confusion Between Brintellix, Brilinta Causes Dispensing Errors (pharmacytimes.com)
FDA is warning health care professionals and patients about prescribing and dispensing errors related to confusion between the antidepressant Brintellix and the blood thinner Brilinta...the FDA...reduce the risk of brand name confusion by including the generic name—vortioxetine for Brintellix and ticagrelor for Brilinta....
- Bipartisan thinktank offers FDA fixes (healthcareitnews.com)Advancing Medical Innovation for a Healthier America (bipartisanpolicy.org)
"Americans cannot afford to rely on 20th century methodologies for treatments when the world is on the cutting edge of new medical technologies. Federal agencies must be equipped to keep the U.S. at the forefront of medical innovation."… much of the report focuses on improving the FDA’s ability to work more quickly to evaluate and approve new devices and therapies.