Regulatory Updates: Page 35

FDA proposes ban on powdered medical gloves
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a ban on most powdered medical gloves in the U.S.
March 22, 2016
FDA adds black box warning to prescription opioids
By Theresa Pablos
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring boxed warnings for immediate-release opioid pain medications. The warning emphasizes the risks of misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose, and death associated with the medications.
March 21, 2016
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CDC issues new opioid guidelines
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care.
March 14, 2016
Calif. dentists must provide translated directions for drugs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new law in California means dentists who practice in the state are now required to provide translated directions for dispensed drugs if such directions are available and the patient requests it, according to the California Dental Association.
March 1, 2016
Dentsply, Sirona merger clears regulatory review
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentsply and Sirona Dental Systems announced that the proposed merger of the two companies has cleared regulatory review.
February 24, 2016
Mich. bill seeks to deregulate CBCT
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A legislative fight is building in Michigan, as the Michigan Dental Association (MDA) faces opposition to a bill it supports that would deregulate cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans.
February 21, 2016
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
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