EU Regulatory News Round Up: NSAIDs During Pregnancy, Estragole Excipients, ePIs
Executive Summary
CMDh receives applications to change how NSAIDs are recommended for use during pregnancy; HMPC warns against use of estragole-containing excipients in herbals; EMA adopts new EU common standard for electronic product information on medicines marketed within the region.
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