Ketamine should be a Class A drug, says ex-addict

A former drug addict said that ketamine should be a Class A drug as data revealed the number of people being treated in ...
JD Supra

FDA Guidance Clarifies Classification of Combination Drug-Device Products

In January 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released finalized guidance on premarket pathways for combination products. While the guidance is not binding, it provides industry ...
Forbes

FDA Review Finds Marijuana Eligible For Less Strict Classification

A federal review of cannabis research has determined that marijuana is eligible for less strict classification under federal drug laws, according to documents released last week by the U.S. Department ...
THE WEEK

Would rescheduling cannabis be good news for the industry?

Cannabis may be on its way to being less restricted in the U.S. after a recent recommendation from the Health and Human Services Department to reschedule the drug's classification. Last week, the HHS ...
JD Supra

Federal court limits FDA discretion in “drug” vs. “device” classification

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently decided in Genus Medical Technologies LLC v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration that, when classifying a biomedical product as either a “drug” or ...
Oregonian

People’s Pharmacy: Is there a way to petition the FDA to change a drug’s classification?

Q. Why isn’t Singulair (montelukast) available over the counter? It has a better safety profile than antihistamines and is safe in children. How does one advocate for a generic drug to change its ...
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Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana as Schedule III drug

Washington — President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification, one of the most significant changes to drug policy in decades. "Today I'm ...