Regulatory and Washington

When intended for use as or in a dietary supplement, the FDA considers kratom to be a new dietary ingredient.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, SARMs are unapproved drugs illegally marketed as dietary supplements.

Administration officials touted the program’s potential cost savings, but the Food Marketing Institute’s chief public policy officer Jennifer Hatcher noted that the proposal “makes major changes, but not changes that SNAP-authorized food retailers see as positive or even efficient.”

Seventy-eight percent of respondents to a National Community Pharmacists Association survey said that DIR fees hinder their ability to plan for their businesses’ future, with three-quarters saying the fees make their cashflow unpredictable.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush currently serves as chairman of Dock Square Capital, a merchant bank headquartered in Miami, and chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education.

The next most important issues are creating greater transparency in generic prescription drug reimbursements and the inclusion of an any willing pharmacy provision for Medicare Part D plans.

The retail pharmacy world currently awaits legislative action that can help retain access to chronic pain treatments for patients that need it, while curbing the potential for abuse by those that do not.

Alex Azar, who served as president of Eli Lilly from 2012 to January 2017, was confirmed by the Senate with a 55-43 vote.