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Drug safety driving pyrogen testing market expansion

European Pharmaceutical Review

The authors highlighted the variations in methods advised in guidelines from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) were a contributing factor. As such, this “could impact the need for rigorous quality control measures, such as pyrogen testing”.

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Innovating allergy drug delivery with a needle-free alternative

European Pharmaceutical Review

This decision was granted a couple of weeks following approval by the US and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 40 million people in the US experience Type I allergic reactions due to food, venom or insect stings, 4 and the numbers are similar in Europe. What are the main advantages of EURneffy over similar treatments?

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A sad day for us all as the FDA continues to lose credibility

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, after its advisory panel turned it down, begs the Inspector General to open an investigation into the FDA. Biogen’s $56,000 drug is proof that it was never about the science; it’s about a lifesaver for a sinking company. standards for approving new drugs”.

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Complying With FDA Regulations For Medical Device Training

Infuse Medical

Do you know the FDA is the Food and Drug Administration? Brief Introduction to Key FDA Regulatory Requirements The Food and Drug Administration plays an important role in ensuring the safety of medical devices in the United States. This is to ensure safety and effectiveness.

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Psychedelic research: evaluating the fast-evolving regulatory roadmap

European Pharmaceutical Review

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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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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Interview: Dr Alan S Louie – US Food and Drug Administration Delays

Pharmaceutical Technology

Nicola Boyes: The FDA has come under criticism recently for extreme delays in approving new drugs for the market, is the criticism valid and if so how are the delays impacting on the US pharmaceutical industry at present? This higher threshold, although not explicit, would also be expected to slow drug approvals.