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

European Pharmaceutical Review

In the US, botanical dietary supplements can be sold without US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, 1 prompting many vendors to promote the use of botanical products as dietary supplements , 2 rather than pursue a path of regulatory approval. 3 Is two too few?

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First FDA pregnancy-approved Pertussis vaccine to protect newborns

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals’ Boostrix vaccine for use in pregnant woman in their third trimester, to prevent against whooping cough (pertussis) in infants up to two months of age.

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An Annex 1 and Pharma 4.0 perspective on water quality

European Pharmaceutical Review

An essential part of the manufacturing of drug products is the use of water of different degrees of purity. In particular, purified water and WFI are critical when producing sterile pharmaceutical drug products. The difference is that purified water can be used for non-parenteral drugs, while WFI must be used for parenteral drugs.

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Patents: a necessary evil?

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 However, patent protection for pharmaceutical products is an economic trade-off between providing monopoly rights that incentivise development of future products and permitting higher drug prices to recoup the investment. 4 The initial patents are usually filed during drug discovery. The patent will typically expire after 20 years.

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Targeting tumours with novel radiopharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

One of the aspects of radiopharmaceuticals that is often overlooked is how complicated it is to develop a new agent, in terms of the complexity of drug design to realise a therapeutic candidate and the implementation of the clinical evaluations. This is not an effective strategy. Barrett at the Center for Gamma Ray Imaging.

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US FDA approves GSK’s pertussis vaccine to protect newborn

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline ’s (GSK) Boostrix (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed [Tdap]) for pregnant women during their third trimester to prevent pertussis (whooping cough) in newborn infants.

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Pharma within planetary boundaries

European Pharmaceutical Review

In addition, the number of active substances detected in the environment has been increasing with unknown consequences for ecosystems and the accumulation of substances in food chains. Giving environmental risk assessments teeth Since 2005, the authorisation of a human pharmaceutical product requires an environmental risk assessment (ERA).

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