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Bridging the healthcare digital divide: a gradual approach to adopting ePI

European Pharmaceutical Review

Within the EU, patient information leaflets (PILs) are not merely a regulatory requirement but a cornerstone of patient safety. We note the Commission has not conducted an assessment on the impact of removing paper leaflets on patient safety. percent as EU average with some Member States as high as 25 percent).

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

The FDA’s role in the regulation of botanical drug products includes an assessment of their safety and efficiency 5 but insufficient evidence for efficacy is one of the most common reasons why new drug candidates fail to reach this step. 10,12 The THR scheme is also limited to products used for oral or external use and/or inhalation.

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Preparing for stricter standards on substances of human origin

European Pharmaceutical Review

Covered SoHO activities are “action[s], or series of actions, that [have] a direct impact on safety, quality or efficacy of SoHOs.” This will enable better monitoring of the safety and quality of these products, but it may also require additional investments in IT infrastructure.

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Interchangeability of biosimilars in the EU – the industry impact

European Pharmaceutical Review

3 Under this pathway, comparability studies are required to substantiate the similar nature, in terms of safety and efficacy, of the biosimilar and the reference product. This is reflected in the legal basis for biosimilars under Article 6 of Regulation 726/2004 and Article 10(4) of Directive 2001/83 (as amended by Directive 2004/27).

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Sweeping changes in leaked EU pharma law draft reignite profit vs access conflict

Pharmaceutical Technology

The products that are authorised in EU are largely the same as other regions,” argued European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety Florian Schmidt, during the same online event. But others do not accept that the EU is less competitive for the pharma industry than North America and Asia. You can compare timelines.

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FDA Awards HistoSonics Clearance of its First-of-a-Kind Edison® Histotripsy System

Legacy MEDSearch

Data pooled from both the US and European/UK trials were used to assess the clinical safety and efficacy of histotripsy in destroying targeted primary and secondary liver tumors. with each event being common to focal liver therapies and not specific to histotripsy.

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PROTAC development gains momentum, but clinical performance is poor

Pharmaceutical Technology

The first concept for a PROTAC was published in 2001, and recently these protein degraders have gained rapid momentum as a promising novel modality. Moreover, off-target effects from conventional BTKis result in a suboptimal safety profile, which the enhanced selectivity of PROTACs can help mitigate.