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Apr 20
COVID-19 emergency: increasingly dematerialized prescriptions
In order to reduce the spread of Covid-19, on March 19 the Head of the Civil Protection Department adopted an ordinance (“Ocdpc 651/2020” or “Ordinance“) allowing a citizen to receive from his/her physician an electronic prescription number (numero di ricetta elettronica – “NRE“), which is necessary to get a prescription drug from a pharmacy, without going to the doctor’s office.
Medical Devices Regulation: European Commission adopted a proposal to postpone the date of application of the MDR by one year, until 26 May 2021
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Apr 20
The Regulation (EU) 2020/354 revises and updates the list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes
On 4 March 2020, the Commission published the Regulation (EU) 2020/354 (“Reg. (EU) 2020/354”) establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes, repealing Directive 2008/38/EC (“Dir. 2008/38/EC”).
Feed intended for particular nutritional purposes: in the EU Official Journal the Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354, establishing a list of intended uses of feed for particular nutritional purposes and repealing the previous Directive 2008/38/EC
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Feb 20
Medicine and medical device e-commerce: regulatory restrictions and opportunities
More and more healthcare and pharmaceutical companies are entering the world of e-commerce.
6
Feb 20
Important news regarding non-therapeutic use of cannabis: the Italian Ministry of Health finally sets limits for THC in hemp food products
After a long wait, the Italian Ministry of Health has finally identified the maximum THC amounts that can be contained in food products.
