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FDA labeling is one of the most important regulatory requirements for dietary supplements in that it provides the consumer the necessary information on the product. Indeed, ensuring that all [...]

The first step in evaluating how laws impact veterinary medicine is to understand what telemedicine means. Telemedicine during veterinary practice (also known as tele-veterinary practice) can [...]

Many aspects of healthcare are now becoming integrated. Medical practices that used to specialize are now trying to broaden their services by contracting with other medical providers who provide [...]

Naturally, like any other business model, augmenting one’s clientele may be a priority for medical and other healthcare practitioners. Is it legal to offer coupons and discounts?

FDA is changing the playing field by withdrawing its earlier Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) 400.400, Conditions Under Which Homeopathic Drugs May be Marketed, and issuing its new draft Guidance on [...]

Healthcare providers who move beyond a brick-and-mortar physical practice often find themselves in a legal gray zone, wondering whether they are compliant, or even what rules might apply. This [...]

Our guest post this month is from Siegfried Othmer, Chief Scientist of the EEG Institute and President of the Brian Othmer Foundation, challenging this year’s FTC “brain training” enforcement.

FDA's tobacco products deeming rule hits companies with many compliance obligations for both existing tobacco products and new products "deemed" to be subject to FDA jurisdiction. This is a [...]

If you are a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, or importer of tobacco products, become familiar with the final rule by FDA Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and [...]

Blogger Patricia Salber, MD MBA featured Understanding whether a medical app needs FDA regulation can be tricky on The Doctor Weighs In. In this videotaped interview, held at the 2015 Stanford [...]