Drug Importation in UK Law
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Financial Crime Outlook: 2021 and beyond
Senior management and boards are increasingly acknowledging the threat of financial crime as a critical risk to their business that must be addressed. This has been exacerbated in the last 12 month...... ... the New South Wales Crime Commission has observed a reduction in drug importation caused by restricted international travel, however, the use of ... ...
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Counterfeit Drugs: An Increasing Problem Requiring A Global Solution
... ... ingredient, the parasite may be able to develop immunity to the drug, similar to drug resistant bacteria. Long-term this is could result in ... of drug legislation monitoring, regulation and control of the importation and exportation of medicines effective supply chain management - the ... ...
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Parallel Importation Of Pharmaceutical Products
... ... Flynn Pharma holds the UK marketing authorisation for a drug called phenytoin sodium, which is marketed in the UK as "Phenytoin Sodium Flynn". Flynn are therefore responsible for making sure that the regulatory ... ...
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Compulsory Licences: The Key To Accessing Inventions In The Face Of Coronavirus?
... ... treatment; the drug Iopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra) 4 ... produced by Abbvie. This drug is ... coronavirus. The licence allows the importation of the drug into ... Israel much more cheaply from a generic ... ...
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Cannabis In The UK A Regulatory Environment In Transition?
... ... THC, a tetrahydro derivative of cannabinol, is a controlled drug under the Act. CBD is not listed in any schedule of the Act and so is not, ... For example, section 3(1) of the Act prohibits the importation and exportation of controlled drugs; section 4(1) makes it unlawful to ... ...
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News from Abroad: UK Government Considers Broadening Bolar Exemption
When a generic pharmaceutical company seeks approval for a generic version of a reference product, it must necessarily perform certain tests on its product. If the product in question is patented,...... ... is patented, then obtaining the product (e.g., through importation or manufacture) in order to carry out those tests is technically an act of ... applicable if the approval which is to be sought is for a generic drug; it does not apply if the tests are being conducted to provide data to ... ...
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The European Commission's 'pause' On CBD Novel Food Applications
... ... controlled drug (unless the product also contains measurable THC or ... cannabis flower) ... brokerage, dispatch, importation and exportation. Needless to say, ... the list encompasses most activities ... ...
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Cross-border Flow Of Goods And IP Protection
... ... unless the IP owner had consented to importation through a licence ... agreement, for example. ... An international ... justified to restrict parallel imports for example when drug ... companies make drugs available in less developed countries at low ... ...
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ANY SHADE OF GREY: UK COURT RULING AFFIRMS TOUGH EU FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS RULES
IP owners continue to get punishment dished out to them, and not on a consensual basis. A recent decision of the UK’s Court of Appeal has reviewed the rules that dictate when parallel (or “grey”)...... ... the product could legally achieve any sales in the EU state of importation. The test the court must apply is what changes are necessary to give ... to a substantial part of the local market concerned? The facts A drug was manufactured by a German manufacturer (M) and distributed throughout ... ...
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2020 Global Cannabis Guide Chapters - England
World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Cannabis Guide that provides a brief overview of laws and policies regarding the use of cannabis in various jurisdictions. It briefly ...... ... 1 ... 1. Cannabis: Controlled Drug Status ... Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 c. 38 (as amended) ... Misuse of ... It regulates the supply, manufacture, importation and distribution of medicinal products for human use ... The general ... ...
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