Tag: Drug Promotion

This applies to drugs from the European Union, the United States and Japan. As explained the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the issue can be resolved at the level of intergovernmental agreements.

Prestige BioPharma and Alvogen announced that the two companies have entered into a binding agreement for the exclusive partnership and supply for the commercialization of Trastuzumab biosimilar in Central and Eastern Europe.

Pharma major Lupin Limited and global pharmaceutical company Mylan N.V. announced that the two companies will partner to commercialize a biosimilar to Enbrel® (Etanercept).

A draft law on banning the advertising of medicines on TV was submitted to Russian State Duma. According to State Duma, the motives of advertisers are usually far removed from genuine concern about the patient health.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced the signing of a framework agreement to acquire a range of over-the-counter medicines and food supplements from Unipharm Inc.

A group of deputies of the Russian State Duma led by Vladimir Zhirinovsky proposed to introduce a rule preventing the advertising of medicinal products in television and radio programs