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Leading direct-to-consumer marketing companies for pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical companies hold permission to market their products directly to consumers. The direct-to-consumer marketing companies for pharmaceuticals are increasingly moving online as it supports the digitisation of information, enabling patients to take control of their health. No product is mentioned for help-seeking advertising.

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Health Canada’s proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations

Pharma in Brief

On July 31, 2021, Health Canada published a Notice of Intent outlining its plan to amend the Food and Drug Regulations ( FDR ) and the Medical Devices Regulations in the spring of 2022. Generic drugs and biosimilars are not eligible for this application pathway. Biologic Drugs. Proposed Amendments.

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Leading commercial packaging companies in contract marketing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Packaging plays a vital role in maintaining the quality, safety, user-friendliness and marketability of drugs and other pharmaceutical products. Finding the best commercial packaging suppliers in contract marketing. Finding the best commercial packaging suppliers in contract marketing.

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Opinion: The FDA is the right agency to regulate CBD products, but it needs help

STAT News

The dietary supplement industry has been begging for federal oversight of products containing cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plant that is being incorporated into a bewildering range of oils, tinctures, edibles, and other products. But the FDA turned down industry trade groups , and for good reason.

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Ethnopharmacology: traditional medicine and modern drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

While 80% of the world’s population practices some form of traditional medicine, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the practice is regularly discredited due to a lack of scientific support and regulation as well as evidence of negative side effects with certain medicines.

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Thirty years of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations

Pharma in Brief

This year marks the 30-year anniversary of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations ( Regulations ), introduced in 1993 to prevent patent infringement by linking the regulatory approval of generic or biosimilar drugs with the patent rights of innovators.

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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.