“A medicinal product by function must have a beneficial effect on human health, and it is insufficient that the product merely modifies physiological functions,” advised the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU in a recent opinion.
EU's Highest Court Advised Prostaglandin Eyelash Serum Is Not A Medicine Per Se
Just because the use of a substance in a cosmetic product, in this case prostaglandin-derivative methylamide-dihydro-noralfaprostal, has a physiological effect does not mean it's a medicinal product by function, advises the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU in a recent opinion. While the opinion does not bind the CJEU to any decision, it may impact discussions elsewhere with regards to these substances, for example in the US.
