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The 42 best books and podcasts on health and science to check out this summer

STAT

Summer is officially here, and whether you’re relaxing in the great outdoors or riding out a heat wave inside, STAT’s annual book and podcast list has you covered with a bevy of titles to check out.

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Scrub-a-Dub-Dub: FTC is Cleansing the Orange Book of Device Patents

The FDA Law Blog

Koblitz — As we have noted for the last year or so, the FTC has been on a mission to clean up the Orange Book by removing what it deems to be “improper” patents. FTC, deep in its foray into the Orange Book, filed an Amicus Brief in the case arguing that the patents do not claim any FDA-approved drug. And on X (R.I.P.

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Amid FTC crackdown, judge says Teva inhaler patents are 'improperly listed' in FDA Orange Book

Fierce Pharma

A federal judge in New Jersey ruled that five of Teva’s patents on the metered dose inhaler for its asthma med ProAir HFA are “improperly listed” in the FDA’s Orange Book. The ruling came in Teva's case against Amneal Pharmaceuticals, which is seeking to launch a generic version of the drug.

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FTC Continues to Rage Against Device Patent Listings in the Orange Book

The FDA Law Blog

Koblitz — The FTC appears to be on a mission to cleanse the Orange Book of patents it deems improperly listed. For the second time in recent years, the FTC has filed an Amicus Brief explaining exactly which patents should not be in the Orange Book.

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FTC eyes crackdown on improper drug patents in FDA's Orange Book

Fierce Pharma

After a clutch of lawmakers last month challenged “sham patents” registered with the FDA’s Orange Book—the registry for patents of approved drugs—the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is getting in on | After multiple lawmakers last month challenged “sham patents” registered with the FDA’s Orange Book, the FTC is getting in on the action.

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STAT+: U.S. lawmaker urges FDA to clarify drug patent listings in a key government registry

STAT

lawmaker is pushing the Food and Drug Administration to provide more guidance on listing patents for drug-and-device combination products, such as asthma inhalers and auto-injectors for diabetes treatments, in a highly important agency registry known as the Orange Book. In a letter dated Monday, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

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FTC targets Novo's Ozempic, others in crackdown on 300-plus 'junk' patent listings in FDA database

Fierce Pharma

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not done with its crackdown on what it views as improper listing of patents with the FDA. | FTC is not done with its crackdown on what it views as improper listing of patents in the FDA Orange Book.

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