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FDA on September 23 issued a Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)–related compliance policy stating it will not take enforcement action against wholesalers that do not have systems in place to verify product identifiers of saleable returned product prior to further distribution until November 27, 2020.
Now is the time for pharmaceutical manufacturers to review their Open Payments/Sunshine Act internal compliance procedures, data collection forms and databases, and reporting and recordkeeping templates for payments and transfers of value made to healthcare providers. On August 14, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Proposed Rule seeking to expand the Open Payments program, including the number and types of covered recipients and payment categories.