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A scientific approach to irrational consumer choices

World of DTC Marketing

GOOD MORNING: The FDA is taking a scientific approach to evaluating direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising, focusing on measuring consumer perceptions of the information presented in ads. Presenting quantitative information increased participants’ gist and verbatim recall of drug efficacy. ” Uh…no.

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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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Could digital therapeutics provide a solution against opioid abuse?

pharmaphorum

The struggle to manage pain for individuals has been one that goes back a long way in history, with one of the earliest recorded medical prescriptions being for opium. Jogo Health’s solution is already commercially available, after Jogo-Gx received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510k exemption to enter the market in March 2020.

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What Pear Therapeutics’ Bankruptcy Has Left the DTX Industry to Ponder

MedCity News

Bringing the very first prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) to market in 2017, Pear Therapeutics went above and beyond to follow suggested regulatory guidelines, obtained Food & Drug Administration (FDA) clearance, and provided solid clinical study evidence. Photo: Bulat Silvia, Getty Images

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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. Therefore, another question is how we can obtain reliable, transparent information on older drugs.

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Why aren’t digital pills taking off?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broke ground by approving the first drug with an embedded biosensor to track its use. Proteus Health’s Abilify MyCite had an ingestible sensor that could track if a patient consumed the drug. Proteus’s profile grew considerably; it was soon valued at $1.5