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Some Talc Products Contain Asbestos: Study

The Pharma Data

30, 2020 – Nearly 15% of talc-based cosmetic products analyzed in a recent study contained asbestos. Environmental Working Group (EWG) — an American advocacy nonprofit that commissioned the tests and did the analysis — said methods used by the cosmetics industry to screen talc supplies are inadequate. MONDAY, Nov.

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Novo’s obesity drug has serious warnings and barriers to overcome

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The media headlines promise weight loss for diabetes patients, but Norvo’s new drug is in the same class as other drugs and carries many warnings. Can diabetes patients really stay adherent to a drug for 63 weeks in which 85% of patients report GI side effects and will insurance cover the cost?

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Florida approved to import Canadian prescription drugs

Pharma in Brief

On January 5, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) approved Florida’s proposal to import prescription drugs from Canada. Whether Florida is able to import drugs from Canada, including in light of Canadian regulations controlling drug exports, remains to be seen.

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Goodbye NSURE, Hello ACNU! FDA Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule to Bring OTC Drugs with a Little Something Extra to Market

FDA Law Blog

Livornese — Ten years in the making, a proposed rule was issued by FDA last week that has the potential to bring some prescription drugs that have not been able to gain an OTC approval to retail shelves at long last. To date, no OTC drug has been approved under this guidance.

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FDA Makes Low-Risk Determination for Marketing of Products from Genome-Edited Beef Cattle After Safety Review

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration announced it has made a low-risk determination for the marketing of products, including food, from two genome-edited beef cattle and their offspring after determining that the intentional genomic alteration (IGA) does not raise any safety concerns (low-risk determination). Today, the U.S. Solomon, D.V.M.,

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CBD Research: A Dive into the Regulations of Cannabis Research

Advarra

However, it’s not legal federally and is considered a Schedule I drug by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), meaning it has no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Cannabis plants and derivatives containing no more than 0.3% THC are no longer controlled substances under federal law.

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FDA End-of-Year Release of Warning Letters Impresses (or Depresses)

FDA Law Blog

Perhaps FDA wanted us to remember 2023 as the year FDA succeeded in uncovering critical defects in drug and device manufacturing, and in critical trials. The FDA compliance data, sorted by category, shows there were 159 Warning Letters issued to drug manufacturers or sponsors during 2023, with 161 issued in calendar year 2022.