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As the global healthcare landscape moves towards a digital transformation, a balanced approach that unites electronic product information (ePI) with traditional paper leaflets can help ensure every European citizen, irrespective of their digital access, has unencumbered access to critical medical information. Here, Ataa Elfaquih from MLPS, a subgroup of the…
Samantha Lane, Head of Research for the Centre of Pharmacovigilance Sciences at the Drug Safety Research Unit discusses drug product withdrawals and the regulatory shift to a greater reliance on epidemiological and observational research as evidence for these decisions within Europe.
Paul England, senior counsel in Taylor Wessing's Patents Group, examines the burgeoning influence of the Unified Patent Court and unitary patents within the life sciences sector. How popular are unitary patents and do they have potential to reshape European life sciences patent litigation?
The European Commission has published its much-anticipated proposed revisions to the EU pharmaceutical legislation. While not as extensive as some had anticipated, with elements such as the supplementary protection certificate – the demise of which has been foretold for years – continuing albeit in a different form, Elisabethann Wright, Partner,…
Several FDA warning letters distributed to pharmaceutical manufacturers in 2023 have warned of numerous corrective and preventive action (CAPA) compliance concerns.
Manufacturers of innovative therapies and other stakeholders handling blood, tissues and cells must prepare for stronger European rules. Ulf Grundmann, Elisabeth Kohoutek and Lara Sophie Hucklenbroich of King & Spalding elaborate on what this means for manufacturers of advanced therapy medicinal products.
Industry bodies EPFIA and the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine and law firm Pinsent Masons have responded to the recent proposed revision of the EU pharmaceutical legislation.
EPR Issue 2 includes articles on the future of cell and gene therapy, the potential of AAV gene therapies, NMR relaxometry and more…
Sublicence agreements signed by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and three generic manufacturers could enable millions to access a long-acting HIV medicine.
Andrzej Siwiec and Katarzyna Bajer of DBS Law discuss recent rulings on the parallel import of medicinal products in the European Union.
Elizabeth Anne Wright, Head of the EU regulatory life sciences team at law firm Cooley, and associates Jessica Koffel and Edward Turtle look ahead at EU regulatory milestones for the life sciences sector in 2023. Five key areas of potential change include: clinical trials, medical devices, pharmaceutical legislation, class actions…
AbbVie's marketing application for epcoritamab in adults with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma has been validated by the European Medicines Agency.
With almost every aspect of pharmaceutical regulation currently under review across Europe and the proposal for changes expected in December 2022, in this article, Maarten Meulenbelt, Partner at Sidley Austin LLP, discusses with European Pharmaceutical Review some of the more controversial amendments under consideration and emphasises why industry participation is…
The Greek state is seeking millions in compensation for non-economic damages that may have resulted from Novartis allegedly bribing both government officials and doctors.
According to IFPMA, the World Trade Organization decision to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines fails to tackle the biggest barrier to access: trade.
