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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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Psychedelic medicines: are they gaining traction in Europe?

European Pharmaceutical Review

As psychedelics diffused into wider society and recreational use increased, some individuals reported…ongoing symptoms after the drugs had left the body” At a time when psychiatry lacked effective medical therapies, the discovery of LSD was of interest.

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Click Therapeutics kicks off digital therapy remote trial for migraine

Pharmaceutical Technology

in December 2022, the digital therapy, called CT-132, secured a Breakthrough Device designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunctive preventive treatment for episodic migraine in patients above the age of 18 years. Its use is especially applicable in mental health and neurology.

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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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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. Since then, animal-based testing has been the gold standard for establishing a drug’s safety and efficacy.

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Navigating the unique CMC challenges of oral anaerobic live biotherapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

The development of drug products containing live anaerobic bacterial strains as the active pharmaceutical ingredient and where potency and shelf-life is typically associated with viable cell quantification, poses unique challenges when compared to both small and large molecule development therapeutics.