In an easy Q&A format, Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book 2015 describes: -The FDA's authority and potential actions to regulate prescription drugs and biologics -A facility's rights and compliance obligations -What advertising and promotion of prescription drugs is permitted -How product liability issues overlap with FDA enforcement -When criminal prosecution is used

Available now to FDA-regulated organizations, this manual allows facility managers to look at their operation's regulatory compliance through the eyes of the government. Because this is the primary reference manual used by FDA personnel to conduct field investigation activities, you can feel confident you are preparing appropriate planning or action. This manual includes revised instructions regarding the release of information and covers FDA's policies and expectations on a comprehensive range of topics: FDA's authority to enter and inspect, inspection notification, detailed inspection procedures, recall monitoring, inspecting import procedures, computerized data requests, federal/state inspection relationships, discussions with management regarding privileged information, seizure and prosecution, HACCP, bioengineered food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, bioterrorism, and product disposition. The manual also includes a directory of Office of Regulatory Affairs offices and divisions.

Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersection of two public health challenges: reducing the burden of suffering from pain and containing the rising toll of the harms that can arise from the use of opioid medications. Chronic pain and opioid use disorder both represent complex human conditions affecting millions of Americans and causing untold disability and loss of function. In the context of the growing opioid problem, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an Opioids Action Plan in early 2016. As part of this plan, the FDA asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a committee to update the state of the science on pain research, care, and education and to identify actions the FDA and others can take to respond to the opioid epidemic, with a particular focus on informing FDA's development of a formal method for incorporating individual and societal considerations into its risk-benefit framework for opioid approval and monitoring.

Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory issues faced by the different participants in the pharmaceutical industry.In an easy Q&A format, this resource discusses: The FDA's authority and potential actions to regulate prescription drugs and biologics both before and after approval by the agencyA facility's rights and compliance obligations during an inspection by the agencyHow to best evaluate a company's potential of being in violation and what to do to mitigate those risksWhat advertising and promotion of prescription drugs is permittedHow product liability issues overlap with FDA enforcement initiativesWhen criminal prosecution is used as part of the regulatory enforcement effortFilled with practical suggestions, Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book provides attorneys and compliance officers with a roadmap to effective compliance with FDA pharmaceutical regulations.