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The potential of virtual reality-based therapy for serious mental disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

In June this year, it was announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted UK-based OxfordVR a breakthrough device designation for its gameChangeVR treatment to deliver immersive cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to people suffering from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.

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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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Beyond animal testing: the rise of organs-on-chips technology

Clarivate

Food and Administration (FDA) approval, a change long sought by animal welfare organizations. Drugs can be now cleared for human trials using non-animal technologies developed over the last 10-15 years. Food and Drug Administration, 2023). Then, of course, there are the ethical considerations.