Data protection in Canada: Court of Appeal confirms narrow approach *

Canada - January 30 2013
On January 18, 2013, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) released its decision in Takeda Canada Inc. v. The Minister of Health and Attorney General of…

Co-authors: Eileen M. McMahon.

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Sale of unlicensed natural health products in Canada to end *

Canada - January 28 2013
February 4, 2013 will mark the repeal of the Natural Health Products (Unprocessed Product Licence Applications) Regulations (NHP-UPLARs), which were…

Co-authors: Eileen M. McMahon, Sumeet Dang .

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Canada’s PAAB releases updated Code of Advertising Acceptance *

Canada - December 7 2012
The Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB) has released a revised version of its Code of Advertising Acceptance.

Co-authors: Eileen M. McMahon.

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Health Canada announces intent to develop a framework for orphan drug approval *

Canada, USA - October 5 2012
On October 3, 2012, Health Canada issued a press release announcing that it will develop a framework for the marketing approval of drugs to treat rare life-threatening, seriously debilitating or serious chronic rare diseases that are commonly referred to as "orphan drugs."

Co-authors: Eileen M. McMahon, Andrew M. Shaughnessy.

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Canada to change the regulation of “food-like" natural health products *

Canada - April 24 2012
On April 17, 2012, Health Canada announced that it will classify and transition all "food-like" natural health products (NHPs) to the regulatory framework that governs the sale of food products in Canada.

Co-authors: Eileen M. McMahon, Ingrid VanderElst, Sumeet Dang .

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