Month: April 2015

Recent Posts in Apr,2015
April 29, 2015

Generic Drug Labeling: Explaining PLIVA, INC v. Mensing

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about proposed changes to federal laws that govern generic drug labeling. The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a law that would ...

April 28, 2015

Powdered Alcohol Gains Approval, But Also Bans

Last month, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved labels for Palcohol, which allows the product to be sold in the United States. Palcohol is a powdered alcohol ...

April 21, 2015

FDA Unkind to KIND Bars

Go to your local grocery store and you will likely find KIND bars in the health food section. KIND has marketed their bars as being a great health-food snack for consumers. ...

April 17, 2015

Common Herbicide Labeled “Probable Carcinogen” by WHO

In late March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the France-based cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), labeled the weed-killer RoundUp a ...

April 13, 2015

FDA Holds Hearing on Proposed Generic Drug Rule

March 27, 2015: The FDA held a public meeting regarding its November 2013 proposed rule that would allow generic-drug manufacturers to update their product labels for safety ...

April 10, 2015

FDA Now Investigating Birth Control Device Essure

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will launch an investigation into the safety of the birth control device Essure. The FDA’s decision comes after ...

April 1, 2015

FAQs: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Cases

When considering whether to pursue a lawsuit in a pharmaceutical or medical device case, there are many questions that arise. Pharmaceutical and medical device lawyer Sara ...