Australia – Advertising therapeutic goods: Natural claims on medicines and medical devices: naturally compelling?
Advertisers of medicines and medical devices sometimes promote on labels and in other advertising that their product is ‘natural’ or contains ‘natural’ ingredients. Variations...
India – India’s CDSCO Publishes List of Drugs Covered by Bioequivalence Study Rules
India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has published a list of drugs covered by its rules on molecules in category II and IV...
India – Intas to provide 2 million hydroxychloroquine tablets for WHO study on COVID-19
Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has said it will provide up to two million tablets of hydroxychloroquine to World Health Organisation-endorsed study into the prevention of...
India – India Seeks Feedback on Mandatory use of QR Codes on API Packaging
India is planning to require manufacturers to feature quick response (QR) codes on the packaging of locally made and imported active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)....
India – Pharmaceutical supply disruptions predicted in India
The pharmaceutical industry in Tamil Nadu foresees the months ahead in 2021 will be critical for the production and supply of pharmaceuticals because the...
China – China approves 17 anti-cancer drugs for medical insurance coverage
China has approved 17 anti-cancer drugs for inclusion in its national health insurance system, the government said on Wednesday, part of its efforts to...
China – China Floats Tighter Clinical Trial Oversight Following Gene Editing Scandal
China is planning to introduce a risk-based regulatory system for cell and gene therapies in the wake of the germline modification scandal. The system...
Australia – Australia Preps for Medicine Ingredient Name Changes
As part of a push to align the names of Australia’s medicinal ingredients with names used internationally, Australia’s Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) has been...
Australia – TGA Creates Guidance on Difference Between Disease Education and Drug Promotion
TGA has published guidance for providers of disease education activities. The guidance is intended to help such organizations to continue raising awareness of diseases...
Australia – Study affirms safety of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
A new large-scale study that analyses more than 11 years' worth of surveillance data has affirmed the safety of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (4vHPV)...