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China Opens the Door to Personal Medicine Imports and Third-Party Online Platform Sales

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A new Chinese law (in effect as of December 1, 2019) makes third-party online platform medicine sales legal, appropriately ends a draconian definition of counterfeit drugs, and effectively decriminalizes personal drug importation, but with a lot of gray! Buying Drugs Online from Retail Platforms is Legal.

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In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

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Unpacking the (Black) Box: Antares Licenses Urology Product with Boxed Warning. When the FDA requires a product’s labeling to include a boxed warning (also called a “black box warning” because the text is surrounded by black border), the potential market value of the drug often drops severely.

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Generic pill could be alternative to oral antivirals in COVID-19

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Merck has already filed for approval of molnupiravir in the US, Europe and Canada and said today that it expects to make around $1 billion in sales this year if approved, rising to $5 billion in 2022. The post Generic pill could be alternative to oral antivirals in COVID-19 appeared first on.

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Pharming preps filing for rare disease drug leniolisib after trial win

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The Netherlands biotech is developing leniolisib (formerly CDZ173) under license from Novartis for activated PI3K delta syndrome (APDS), an ultra-rare disease with no approved therapies that causes severe immune deficiency and a risk of blood cancers.

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Update: FDA clears first generic of AZ’s blockbuster Symbicort

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Viatris’ generic of Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate) – developed by Viatris in collaboration with 3M spin-off company Kindeva Drug Delivery and called Breyna – has been cleared for the same indications as the brand, namely maintenance treatment for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Biosimilars vs. Interchangeable Biological Products: FDA Fact Check

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In order to fact-check some of these misconceptions, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently hosted a webinar on biosimilar and interchangeable biological products to help healthcare professionals understand more about these treatment options. Biosimilars are the “genericdrugs of the biopharma world.

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Buscopan vs Mebeverine | OTC IBS treatment

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Buscopan vs Mebeverine over the counter availability and age restrictions The table below summarises over the counter availability of both drugs and age restrictions associated with each brand. General sale medicines (GSL) can be sold in any retail outlets, commonly sold in supermarkets (e.g. Buy on Amazon Price incl.