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What is a natural health product? Health Canada’s findings upheld by Federal Courts

Pharma in Brief

The Courts’ decisions provide insight into how natural health products are distinguished, under federal law, from cosmetics and from drugs subject to the Food and Drug Regulations. These distinctions are important as they determine the regulatory burden required to market a product in Canada.

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The FDA and Customs and Border Protection Bust Illegal E-Cigarette Shipment

XTalks

This includes some flavored e-cigarettes imported to the US that do not meet Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requirements, as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). In the 2020 fiscal year, CBP seized 93,590 units of e-cigarettes that did not meet US federal regulations.

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Prescription Drug User Fees Ex-PAND-ed to PANDAs (PANDA-monium Part II)

FDA Law Blog

Since 1984, generic drugs have been approved under ANDAs pursuant to section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); before 1984, no formal mechanism for an ANDA existed so FDA used sections 505(b) and 505(c) to approve follow-on drugs based on the Agency’s previous findings of safety and efficacy.

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Are You Recall Ready? FDA Expects You to Be

FDA Law Blog

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Anne K. The Guidance applies to voluntary recalls of any food, drug intended for human and animal use, any cosmetic, biological, and tobacco product intended for human use, and any item subject to a quarantine regulation under 21 CFR part 1240. By Philip Won & Lisa M.

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New Type 2 Diabetes Drug Brenzavvy Wins FDA Approval

XTalks

TheracosBio will thus be going up against some major market competition. XTALKS WEBINAR: Review of Key Trends for Life Science Commercial Teams in 2023 Register for this free on-demand webinar to learn about the latest trends in sales and marketing campaigns that could help bolster commercial success for life science companies this year.

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Papa Can You Hear Me? Now You Can Thanks to OTC Hearing Aids

FDA Law Blog

Thus, only self-fitting hearing aids need to be cleared by FDA prior to marketing; regular OTC hearing aids—ones that are customizable based on user preference—do not, and consumers must rely on FDA postmarket enforcement activities to ensure safety and effectiveness of OTC hearing aids (more on that later).

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FDA Flexibilities, Collaboration to Yield Millions of Bottles of Specialized Medical Infant Formula in Coming Months to Increase U.S. Supply

The Pharma Data

market and are made at facilities in Europe — amounts to more than 5 million full-size, 8-ounce bottles. Last week, the FDA issued guidance that outlined a process by which the FDA would not object to the importation of certain infant formula products intended for a foreign market or distribution in the U.S.