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FDA Proposes National Licensing Standards for Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third?Party Logistics Providers

Hall Render

Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced a Proposed Rule regarding national standards for the licensing of prescription drug wholesale distributors (“Wholesale Distributors”) and third-party logistics providers (“3PLs”). Accordingly, FDA is proposing the withdrawal and replacement of the current 21 C.F.R.

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Ketamine is the New Viagra

Bill of Health

By Vincent Joralemon Spravato, the first FDA-approved psychedelic therapy, just outsold Viagra. Pfizer’s successful clinical trials for ED followed, leading to FDA approval of sildenafil citrate, marketed as “Viagra,” in 1998. Cialis, which charged less and cleverly marketed its slower onset of action, overtook Viagra in 2013.

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Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company Announces Acquisition of HealthBeacon PLC

Healthcare IT Today

HealthBeacon was founded in 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. The product is patent protected, FDA cleared, and FSA, HSA, Medicare, and Medicaid eligible. Postal Service’s approved mail-back program. HealthBeacon also provides a digital risk management platform for prescribing restricted medication to oncology patients.

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Digital Health in the Metaverse: Three Legal Considerations

Healthcare Law Blog

Medical devices are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and many of the applications and technologies used to deliver or access healthcare in the metaverse may be classified as a medical device. [3] How healthcare providers are licensed in the metaverse is also an open question. Medical Device Regulations. 1, 2021).

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Is Your Medical Credentialing Taking Too Long?

Verisys

Primary source verification must be done to confirm a provider’s education, professional license and certifications, medical training, work history, references, and more. Provider information should be continuously monitored for any changes to exclusion or license status. However, verifying a provider’s credentials is essential.

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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

But she said nothing worked as well as methadone, an opioid she has taken since 2013. The FDA approves new drugs and their reformulations, but the guidance it provides for how to start or wean patients could urge clinicians to do so with caution, Kertesz said. She hopes her current doctor won’t do the same.

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Is Your Medical Credentialing Taking Too Long?

Verisys

Primary source verification must be done to confirm a provider’s education, professional license and certifications, medical training, work history, references, and more. Provider information should be continuously monitored for any changes to exclusion or license status. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Treasury Department.