European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 4, 2024

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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Pharma Leaders

JUNE 27, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) submitted by Pfizer for haemophilia B gene therapy, fidanacogene elaparvovec. Based on the safety and efficacy findings from the Phase III BENEGENE-2 study, the company made these filings.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Most psychedelic drugs are Schedule I controlled substances, which means that very strict legal and regulatory controls accompany their use” Some psychedelics originate in nature and have been used by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years; others are manipulated or manufactured. 1 Such restraints have stood solid for decades.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 29, 2024

1 Some five years after the initial NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine) contamination issue 2 initially affecting valsartan drug substance, then other active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), eg, sartans, ranitidine, metformin, etc; the toxic short alkyl chain N-nitrosamine issue appears, if not resolved, then well on the way to resolution.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JUNE 8, 2023

1 In the EU, the Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) governs “the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products”. He is currently a CMC consultant with an interest in impurities and safety‑based limits. References Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England, 2021. Internet] NHS Digital.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 13, 2023

3 With established drug development pathways, we are accustomed to a rigid structure of translation from bench to bedside. While this is essential in the interrogation of novel compounds for which we know very little about their efficacy and safety, it is also true that some biomedical research is highly wasteful.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 23, 2022

FAKE MEDICINES are not a new problem, and pose a tremendous threat to patient safety and public health in society regardless of a country’s economic status. The prevalence of fake drugs is a continually growing problem worldwide. Fake drugs kill more than 250,000 children a year, doctors warn. World Health Organization; 2006.

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