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Article FDA Thank You In a new final rule, FDA carves out a regulatory niche for medical gases

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In a new final rule, FDA carves out a regulatory niche for medical gases Industry has been lobbying FDA and Congress to regulate medical gases different from other types of drug products since the 1970s. It also proposed several packaging changes to safeguard against misidentification. The Medical Gas Safety Act , introduced by Rep.

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Article EMA Thank You European Commission reveals action plan to address medicines shortages

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Currently, only Article 23a and Article 81 of Directive 2001/83/EC address medicines supply across the E.U. Regulation (EU) 2022/123 became applicable on March 1, 2022, with the exception of most provisions related to medical devices. See AgencyIQ’s analysis of the proposed regulation.] wide level.

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Article EMA Thank You Commission proposes guidelines to flesh out the newly finalized Variations Regulation

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Commission proposes guidelines to flesh out the newly finalized Variations Regulation This week, the newly finalized Variations Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the E.U. An updated guideline implementing the changes from the new regulation is now open for public consultation until August 23, 2024.

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Article EMA Thank You New EC report dives deep to better understand shortages of critical medicines

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Regulation (EU) 2022/123 , which called for a “reinforced role for EMA in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices,” expanded EMA’s mandate to monitor and mitigate shortages at the E.U. level, including the development of lists of critical medicines during major events that affect public health.

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Article EMA Thank You The devil is in the details: a deep dive into the state of Notified Body designations

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The devil is in the details: a deep dive into the state of Notified Body designations While the European Commission has been laser-focused on the number of medical device and IVD certificates, AgencyIQ is taking a look at progress toward designating Notified Bodies to the European medical device and diagnostics regulations.

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Article EMA Thank You New MHRA Windsor Framework documents guide post-Brexit flow of medicines for U.K., Great Britain, and the E.U.

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This past week, the MHRA provided guidance on labeling of medicines destined for Northern Ireland, with provisions to ensure that medicines only move into Northern Ireland market and don’t re-enter E.U. The European centralized marketing authorization procedure is no longer a valid medicines approval pathway for the U.K. member states.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You The cost of artificially short expiration dates: Worsened shortages, higher costs and more waste

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Though regulations guide some aspects of how expiration dates are determined, the agency has but limited power to extend those dates unilaterally. As part of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations, drugs are required to bear an expiration date determined by “appropriate stability testing,” according to 21 CFR 211.137.

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