Regulatory Updates: Page 32

FDA announces action plan to combat opioid abuse

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an action plan to combat what it calls the "opioid abuse epidemic."

February 4, 2016

Athenex gets FDA OK for clinical trials of oral form of cancer drug

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Athenex has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowance to proceed with clinical trials in patients of its oral form of the docetaxel anticancer drug, Oradoxel.

February 2, 2016

White House releases budget plan to curb opioid overdose

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

President Barack Obama announced on February 2 a two-pronged approach to address the "opioid overdose epidemic."

February 2, 2016

ADA seeks exemption to proposed EPA amalgam rules

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA is asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exempt dental offices from the latest proposed hazardous waste pharmaceuticals rules. This proposal includes dental amalgam disposal.

January 27, 2016

BioRed launches OSHA online training program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Regulated medical waste return company BioRed has launched a new website feature called Total Compliance that serves as an educational resource for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other regulatory training.

January 27, 2016

U.S. judge rules for AAID over Texas board on specialist ads

By Tony Edwards

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) won another legal battle on January 21, when a U.S. district judge ruled that certain regulations of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners restrict the academy's First Amendment right to free speech.

January 25, 2016

FDA fast-tracks Galera's oral mucositis therapy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast-track status to Galera Therapeutics for a drug that may reduce the severity and incidence of radiation- and chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis.

January 11, 2016

New dietary guidelines advise limiting intake of added sugars

By Theresa Pablos

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture have released the "2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans," which includes a call to limit the intake of added sugars.

January 10, 2016

Kelsch, others reappointed to Calif. dental committees

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

California Gov. Jerry Brown has reappointed four people, including DrBicuspid.com contributing writer Noel Kelsch, to the state's dental advisory committees and board.

January 7, 2016

FTC fines Henry Schein $250K over patient data encryption

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein Practice Solutions will pay $250,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the company falsely advertised the level of encryption it provided to protect patient data.

January 5, 2016

FDA OKs nonalcohol docetaxel for head/neck cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Teikoku Pharma USA's nonalcohol docetaxel injection for the treatment of head and neck cancer, breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, and gastric adenocarcinoma.

December 28, 2015

Schein Financial offers PATH Act support

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein Financial Services said it is ready to support practice owners interested in tax savings available through the recently enacted Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes (PATH) Act.

December 27, 2015

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