FDA Delays DSCSA Deadline Until November 2024

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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a one-year delay on the final enhanced drug distribution security requirements under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). Those requirements were set to take effect in November. The new date will be Nov. 27, 2024.

The decision to delay the DSCSA requirements was made after several advocates warned the FDA that the supply chain was not ready to comply. The extended time aims to allow each sector of the pharmaceutical supply chain time to develop the systems and processes necessary for efficient transactions. Read more.