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2007

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Peru's Too Expensive - I'Ll Get My Cheese From Chile: The Agricultural Market Access Provisions Of The U.S.-Chile Fta And The U.S.-Peru Tpa, Guillermo Gabriel Zorogastua Jan 2007

Peru's Too Expensive - I'Ll Get My Cheese From Chile: The Agricultural Market Access Provisions Of The U.S.-Chile Fta And The U.S.-Peru Tpa, Guillermo Gabriel Zorogastua

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Improving The Pharmaceutical Industry:Optimality Inside The Framework Of The Current Legal System Provides Access To Medicines For Hiv/Aids Patients In Sub-Saharan Africa, Gourav N. Mukherjee Jan 2007

Improving The Pharmaceutical Industry:Optimality Inside The Framework Of The Current Legal System Provides Access To Medicines For Hiv/Aids Patients In Sub-Saharan Africa, Gourav N. Mukherjee

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The R.F.I.D. Act Of 2006 And E-Pedigrees: Tackling The Problem Of Counterfeit Drugs In The United States Wholesale Industry, Suchira Ghosh Jan 2007

The R.F.I.D. Act Of 2006 And E-Pedigrees: Tackling The Problem Of Counterfeit Drugs In The United States Wholesale Industry, Suchira Ghosh

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

Gaps within the drug distribution system make it increasingly vulnerable to bad actors, such as counterfeiters and terrorists. Congress intended the Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) of 1987 to close these gaps, but the PDMA has not fully succeeded. Important PDMA provisions that require tracking of drugs throughout the distribution chain in the form of "pedigrees" were set to be implemented as of Dec. 1, 2006, although a recent court order has stayed complete implementation. However, these PDMA requirements do not apply uniformly to all drug distributors in the United States. Moreover, since paper pedigrees can be forged, the pedigree …


Pharmaceutical Lemons: Innovation And Regulation In The Drug Industry, Ariel Katz Jan 2007

Pharmaceutical Lemons: Innovation And Regulation In The Drug Industry, Ariel Katz

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

Before a new drug can be marketed, the Food and Drug Administration must be satisfied that it is safe and effective. According to conventional wisdom, the cost and delay involved in this process diminish the incentives to invest in the development of new drugs. Accordingly, several reforms aimed at restoring such incentives have been implemented or advocated. This Article challenges the central argument that drug regulation and drug innovation are necessarily at odds with one another. Although intuitively appealing, the argument that drug regulation negatively affects the incentives to innovate does not fully capture the role that regulation plays in …


Enhancing Drug Effectiveness And Efficacy Through Personal Injury Litigation, Anita Bernstein Jan 2007

Enhancing Drug Effectiveness And Efficacy Through Personal Injury Litigation, Anita Bernstein

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Fda And The Future Of The Brain-Computer Interface: Adapting Fda Device Law To The Challenges Of Human-Machine Enhancement, 25 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 117 (2007), Eric Chan Jan 2007

The Fda And The Future Of The Brain-Computer Interface: Adapting Fda Device Law To The Challenges Of Human-Machine Enhancement, 25 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 117 (2007), Eric Chan

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.


Legislative Updates, Dan Raposa Jan 2007

Legislative Updates, Dan Raposa

The Modern American

No abstract provided.


Banning Smoking In Chicago's Social Scene: Protecting Labor And Broadening Public Health Policy, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1063 (2007), Adrienne Detanico Jan 2007

Banning Smoking In Chicago's Social Scene: Protecting Labor And Broadening Public Health Policy, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1063 (2007), Adrienne Detanico

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fda Preamble: A Backdoor To Federalization Of Prescription Warning Labels?, 41 J. Marshall L. Rev. 161 (2007), Cristina Rodríguez Jan 2007

The Fda Preamble: A Backdoor To Federalization Of Prescription Warning Labels?, 41 J. Marshall L. Rev. 161 (2007), Cristina Rodríguez

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Granholm V. Heald: The Twenty-First Amendment Takes Another Hit - Where Do States Go From Here?, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 651 (2007), William Glunz Jan 2007

Granholm V. Heald: The Twenty-First Amendment Takes Another Hit - Where Do States Go From Here?, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 651 (2007), William Glunz

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Refusal To Dispense Emergency Contraception In Washington State: An Act Of Conscience Or Unlawful Sex Discrimination?, Dana E. Blackman Jan 2007

Refusal To Dispense Emergency Contraception In Washington State: An Act Of Conscience Or Unlawful Sex Discrimination?, Dana E. Blackman

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

This Article will demonstrate that a pharmacist's refusal to fill a valid prescription for emergency contraception constitutes sex discrimination and violates the WLAD. Part I explains the nature and function of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) as well as their role in basic health care for women and the importance of their accessibility. Part II addresses federal civil rights protections and the failure of these protections to provide relief for women facing refusals. Focusing on the WLAD, Part II also explains how state public accommodation statutes protect women from discrimination in places of public accommodation. It further sets forth the prima …


Issues In The Interpretation Of 180-Day Exclusivity, Erika Lietzan, David E. Korn Jan 2007

Issues In The Interpretation Of 180-Day Exclusivity, Erika Lietzan, David E. Korn

Faculty Publications

Congress created 180-day exclusivity for generic drug applicants in the 1984 Hatch-Waxman amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) and amended it substantially in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). The core concept of this exclusivity as it has been applied by FDA and the courts is that the first generic drug applicant to challenge an innovator's patent is entitled to six months of exclusivity against subsequent patent challengers for the same innovator drug. The 180-day exclusivity provision is governed by sections 505(j)(5)(B)(iv) and 505(j)(5)(D) of the FDCA, and it is intended …


Restricting Access To Unapproved Drugs: A Compelling Government Interest , Peter M. Currie Jan 2007

Restricting Access To Unapproved Drugs: A Compelling Government Interest , Peter M. Currie

Journal of Law and Health

The prospective review and approval of drugs is central to the public health mission of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to generate information about their products' safety and efficacy enables the agency to evaluate the risks and benefits associated with their use, thereby preventing overly harmful products from reaching the market. The majority of consumers benefit from this intervention by gaining access to an array of drugs that are proven to be safe and effective. Thus, governmental regulation in this area is arguably justified because the aggregate social welfare is substantially improved. However, this …


Obesity, Public Health, And The Food Supply, Barbara L. Atwell Jan 2007

Obesity, Public Health, And The Food Supply, Barbara L. Atwell

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

This Article proposes a three-part approach to improve the food supply. Specifically, it explores government taxing and spending, two traditional public health tools, and suggests that both of these governmental powers can be used to make healthier foods more readily reasonable prices, while increasing the cost of less healthy alternatives. Finally, it proposes that we promote a true “food democracy” through the creation of an education and awareness campaign. This campaign would not only better educate Americans about proper nutrition but would also focus on how we can change our entire relationship with food. It would encourage consumption of locally …


The Role Of The Fda In Innovation Policy, Rebecca S. Eisenberg Jan 2007

The Role Of The Fda In Innovation Policy, Rebecca S. Eisenberg

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

This Article reexamines the role of FDA regulation in motivating investment in biopharmaceutical innovation. I begin by challenging the standard story that it is the patent system that makes drug development profitable, and drug regulation that makes it costly, by showing how patents add to costs and how drug regulation works in tandem with patents to protect profits. I then compare FDA-administered exclusive rights to patents as a means of fortifying drug development incentives, suggesting ways that FDA-administered rights might be preferable both from the perspective of policy makers and from the perspective of firms. In the remainder of the …


Diversifying Without Discriminating: Complying With The Mandates Of The Trips Agreement, Graeme B. Dinwoodie, Rochelle C. Dreyfuss Jan 2007

Diversifying Without Discriminating: Complying With The Mandates Of The Trips Agreement, Graeme B. Dinwoodie, Rochelle C. Dreyfuss

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

Since the Patent Act was revised in 1952, patent law has expanded to cover an array of novel endeavors--new fields of technology (notably computer science and business methods) as well as the activities of researchers engaged in fundamental scientific discovery. These changes have been accompanied by shifts in the organizational structure of the technological community, with smaller firms and universities emerging as important players in the patent system, and by new marketplace expectations arising from consumer demand for interoperable technology and converging functionality. As a result of these developments, structural flaws in the legal order have become evident. Although the …


Restoring The Genetic Commons: A Common Sense Approach To Biotechnology Patents In The Wake Of Ksr V. Teleflex , Anna Bartow Laakmann Jan 2007

Restoring The Genetic Commons: A Common Sense Approach To Biotechnology Patents In The Wake Of Ksr V. Teleflex , Anna Bartow Laakmann

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

In this Article, I argue that a new approach to biotechnology patenting is necessary to fully realize the tremendous potential of recent advances in our understanding of the human genome. Part I places the gene patenting debate in context by highlighting the key landmarks that have shaped the biotechnology industry and outlining the products and stakeholders that comprise the industry. Part II describes the current state of the law on biotechnology patents, summarizing the Federal Circuit's application of the various doctrines that collectively define the patent landscape's parameters. In this Part, I explain how the Federal Circuit's jurisprudence is tied …


The Patent End Game: Evaluating Generic Entry Into A Blockbuster Pharmaceutical Market In The Absence Of Fda Incentives, Jeremiah Helm Jan 2007

The Patent End Game: Evaluating Generic Entry Into A Blockbuster Pharmaceutical Market In The Absence Of Fda Incentives, Jeremiah Helm

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

Generic drugs play an important role in the American system of health care. Most anticipate that the entry of these drugs into the market will lower prices and thereby increase treatment options for consumers. To stimulate generic entry, the Food and Drug Administration currently offers a period of marketing exclusivity to the first firm that gains approval for a generic version of a branded drug. During this 180-day period, only two firms can sell versions of the drug: the original, branded drug maker and the first approved generic firm. After the period of exclusivity expires, other generic firms are free …


Fda Approval Of Generic Biologics: Finding A Regulatory Pathway, Kathleen R. Kelleher Jan 2007

Fda Approval Of Generic Biologics: Finding A Regulatory Pathway, Kathleen R. Kelleher

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

Biologics are becoming increasingly important for the potential treatment of widespread diseases such as cancer, anemia, and diabetes. As hundreds of biologics are going off-patent, the market has become ripe for the introduction of generic biologics. A regulatory pathway for biogenerics, however, is virtually nonexistent. The purpose of this paper is thus to analyze how a successful legislative pathway for generic biologics might be designed. The current regulatory scheme, economic concerns, health and safety concerns, and the need to provide proper incentives for innovation are analyzed. Finally, recent Congressional bills are outlined and critiqued, through which the structure of a …


The Use Of Drug Testing To Police Sex And Gender In The Olympic Games, Haley K. Olsen-Acre Jan 2007

The Use Of Drug Testing To Police Sex And Gender In The Olympic Games, Haley K. Olsen-Acre

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

Part I of this Article discusses the history and development of sex testing and drug testing and argues that the two are both historically and ideologically linked. Part II examines the current Code in detail and argues that the Code's focus on hormone-based controls acts to police sex and gender in Olympic athletes, thereby extending historical sex testing practices to a new era. This Article ultimately concludes that without recognizing and addressing the need for further research into the role of "sex" hormones in the body and the interplay of social context and biological circumstances, the IOC cannot maintain an …


A Penny For Your Thoughts: Private And Collective Contracting For Traditional Medicinal Knowledge Modeled On Bioprospecting Contracts In Costa Rica, Katie Bates Jan 2007

A Penny For Your Thoughts: Private And Collective Contracting For Traditional Medicinal Knowledge Modeled On Bioprospecting Contracts In Costa Rica, Katie Bates

Georgia Law Review

For decades, pharmaceutical companies have prospected biologically diverse developing countries for plants and molecules that may form the foundations of groundbreaking medicines. In many cases, native populations have aided researchers by directing them to the plants used in their traditional medicines. Only recently, however, have native peoples pushed for compensation for this valuable contribution. The governments of developing countries, too, have begun to assert legal and physical control over their natural resources, making access to these resources by pharmaceutical companies more difficult and costly. Simultaneously, scientific developments have made drug discovery through alternative methods more feasible. Despite these changes, it …


The Plan B For Plan B: The New Dual Over-The-Counter And Prescription Status Of Plan B And Its Impact Upon Pharmacists, Consumers, And Conscience Clauses, Brittany L. Grimes Jan 2007

The Plan B For Plan B: The New Dual Over-The-Counter And Prescription Status Of Plan B And Its Impact Upon Pharmacists, Consumers, And Conscience Clauses, Brittany L. Grimes

Georgia Law Review

On August 24,2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided to approve Plan B, the "morning-after"contraceptive pill, as an over-the-counter drug for women ages eighteen and older only. Individuals aged seventeen years and younger must still obtain a prescription in order to purchase Plan B, resulting in confusion and complications in implementing the age limitation. Additionally, the dual status of Plan B as both a prescription and over-the-counter drug might still be undermined by pharmacists choosing to refuse sale of contraceptives under various state protective conscience clauses. This Note explores the impact of the FDA's novel decision to create a …


Trans Fat: Can New York City Save Its Citizens From This "Metabolic Poison"?, Elizabeth Y. Spivey Jan 2007

Trans Fat: Can New York City Save Its Citizens From This "Metabolic Poison"?, Elizabeth Y. Spivey

Georgia Law Review

Trans fat was developed by chemists at the turn of the century and became an increasingly large part of the American diet. Trans fat in the form of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil now makes up 2% of all calories consumed in the United States. In the past two decades, studies have shown that artificially created trans fat increases cholesterol and increases the risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack, and type II diabetes. In response to these health concerns, New York City's Board of Health voted to ban trans fat from restaurant fare in December 2006. Other cities and local …


Technology Unbound: Will Funded Libertarianism Dominate The Future?, Steven Goldberg Jan 2007

Technology Unbound: Will Funded Libertarianism Dominate The Future?, Steven Goldberg

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The panel decision in Abigail Alliance, which found a constitutional right to use certain medicines that have not received Food and Drug Administration approval, may not survive further review, but it already stands as an important signpost on the road to further deregulation of the drug market. This trend mirrors the evolution of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) industry which is remarkably unregulated although it raises numerous ethical and consumer protection issues. These developments share an obvious libertarian underpinning, but in both cases it is an odd sort of libertarianism, because proponents of unmediated access to drugs and IVF also …


Title Iii Of The Bioterrorism Act: Sacrificing U.S. Trade Relations In The Name Of Food Security, Claire S. Boisen Jan 2007

Title Iii Of The Bioterrorism Act: Sacrificing U.S. Trade Relations In The Name Of Food Security, Claire S. Boisen

American University Law Review

Part I examines in detail the two conflicting laws that are the basis of this Comment—Title III of the Bioterrorism Act and the SPS Agreement—focusing on those portions of Title III that adversely impact international trade. Part I also presents the WTO case EC Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones), the first food regulation case disputed in the WTO system for a violation of the SPS Agreement. This case clarified the two major principles of the SPS Agreement that are explored in this Comment: the prohibition on discrimination and the obligation to support trade–restrictive measures with an analytical risk …


Tax And Economic Policy Responses To The Medicaid Long-Term Care Financing Crisis: A Behavioral Economics Approach, Diane Lourdes Dick Jan 2007

Tax And Economic Policy Responses To The Medicaid Long-Term Care Financing Crisis: A Behavioral Economics Approach, Diane Lourdes Dick

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The article examines the escalating strain on Medicaid due to rising long-term care costs and an aging population, emphasizing the ineffectiveness of current policies promoting private insurance. It critiques traditional economic models for neglecting behavioral factors like emotional resistance to planning for aging and underestimating future care needs. The analysis concludes that voluntary measures, such as tax incentives and partnership programs, are insufficient and advocates for a universal compulsory program to ensure adequate preparation for long-term care, thereby reducing Medicaid reliance.


Fighting Baseball Doping In Latin America: A Critical Analysis Of Major League Baseball's Drug Prevention And Treatment Program In The Dominican Republic And Venezuela, David P. Fidler, Arturo J. Marcano Guevara Jan 2007

Fighting Baseball Doping In Latin America: A Critical Analysis Of Major League Baseball's Drug Prevention And Treatment Program In The Dominican Republic And Venezuela, David P. Fidler, Arturo J. Marcano Guevara

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Outsourcing Drug Investigations To India: A Comment On U.S., Indian, And International Regulation Of Clinical Trials In Cross-Border Pharmaceutical Research, James Cekola Jan 2007

Outsourcing Drug Investigations To India: A Comment On U.S., Indian, And International Regulation Of Clinical Trials In Cross-Border Pharmaceutical Research, James Cekola

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

The traditional research and development model of large pharmaceutical companies is arguably unsustainable in current times. For example, estimated research and development costs increased as much as twelve percent over the last year while pharmaceutical sales grew only seven percent over the same period. Current estimates put the price to develop a new drug and bring it to market between $800 million and $1.5 billion per drug. These costs are increasing, driving large pharmaceutical companies to find more cost-effective research and development models. One cost-saving initiative is to globalize the system. In particular, companies have increasingly outsourced the required investigational …


Reviving Lazarus: Status Of The Fda Compliance Defense After Bates V. Dow Agrosciences And The New Fda Regulations, Jason T. Ams Jan 2007

Reviving Lazarus: Status Of The Fda Compliance Defense After Bates V. Dow Agrosciences And The New Fda Regulations, Jason T. Ams

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Winning The Battle, But Perhaps Losing The War: Endorsing Deregulation Of Emergency Contraception At The Expense Of Derogating Abortion, Melissa Bond Jan 2007

Winning The Battle, But Perhaps Losing The War: Endorsing Deregulation Of Emergency Contraception At The Expense Of Derogating Abortion, Melissa Bond

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.