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India issues firm advisory on promos for obesity and metabolic disorders therapies ahead of loss of exclusivity for semaglutide later this week, with 50-plus generic brands seen in the wings for a share of the pie. Will Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have to tweak their multimedia campaigns?
India issues firm advisory on promos for obesity and metabolic disorders therapies ahead of loss of exclusivity for semaglutide later this week, with 50-plus generic brands seen in the wings for a share of the pie. Will Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have to tweak their multimedia campaigns?
India issues firm advisory on promos for obesity and metabolic disorders therapies ahead of loss of exclusivity for semaglutide later this week, with 50-plus generic brands seen in the wings for a share of the pie. Will Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have to tweak their multimedia campaigns?
As blockbuster drugs lose patent protection and sales decline, big pharma companies must replenish aging portfolios with innovative therapies. Some, like Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, are rising through new drug launches while others are increasingly reliant on older assets.
The firm doesn’t hold back on linking Muscle & Joint turmeric and tamarind formulation and Muscle & Joint + Stress also containing sceletium extract to the Tylenol brand while also pointing out that neither formulation contains acetaminophen
NAD says Amazentis didn’t substantiate cellular performance and muscle function claims for its supplements containing proprietary ingredient Mitropure but provided “a sufficiently reliable and reasonable basis” for “clinically proven to revitalize mitochondria.”
NAD attorneys find Oral Essentials’ scanning electron microscopy study with extracted teeth “was not a good fit” as “enamel safe” claim “reasonably conveys a message that regular daily use of the product will have no negative impact on enamel at all or at any time.”
The loss of institutional knowledge about OPDP’s prior comments on promotional materials can result in an enforcement letter for the new owner of a company or product, experts say.
An Office of Prescription Drug Promotion “untitled” letter cites a short-form video by interior designer and TV personality Nate Berkus, continuing an enforcement trend involving drug promotions by social media influencers and celebrities.
Advertisers are facing a 20 November deadline to bring TV and radio ads into compliance, but stakeholders still question the reg’s scope, including whether and how it applies to ads on streaming services and social media platforms. FDA advisory comments suggest the agency is taking a hard stand on the rule’s ‘dual modality’ requirement.
Multiple and repeated complaints will sharpen the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion’s focus on an advertisement, Director Catherine Gray said, while Foley Hoag partner August Horvath said the self-regulatory NAD process is best suited to complaints that lack a ‘great scientific basis’ for objecting.
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