Committee

Press release - “Parliament 2024”: a more modern and efficient Parliament after the elections

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

The new internal rules will strengthen Parliament’s working methods, its institutional role, and its capacity to act.Committee on Constitutional Affairs Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Key Points: 


The new internal rules will strengthen Parliament’s working methods, its institutional role, and its capacity to act.Committee on Constitutional Affairs Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Press release - European Parliament Press Kit for the Special European Council of 17 and 18 April 2024

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

In this press kit, you will find a selection of the European Parliament’s press releases reflecting MEPs’ priorities for topics on the summit agenda. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Key Points: 


In this press kit, you will find a selection of the European Parliament’s press releases reflecting MEPs’ priorities for topics on the summit agenda. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Herbal medicinal product: Eucalypti aetheroleumArray,Array,Array, F: Assessment finalised

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

Herbal medicinal product: Eucalypti aetheroleumArray,Array,Array, F: Assessment finalised

Key Points: 


Herbal medicinal product: Eucalypti aetheroleumArray,Array,Array, F: Assessment finalised

Herbal medicinal product: Pilosellae herba cum radiceArray, F: Assessment finalised

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

Overview

Key Points: 
  • Overview
    This is a summary of the scientific conclusions reached by the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) on the medicinal uses of mouse-ear hawkweed.
  • The HMPC conclusions are taken into account by EU Member States when evaluating applications for the licensing of herbal medicines containing mouse-ear hawkweed.
  • Herbal medicines containing mouse-ear hawkweed are usually available as a herbal tea to be drunk and in solid forms to be taken by mouth.
  • Key facts
    - Latin name
    - Pilosellae herba cum radice
    - English common name
    - Mouse-ear hawkweed
    - Botanical name
    Hieracium pilosella L.
    - Therapeutic area
    - Urinary tract and genital disorders
    - Status
    - F: Assessment finalised
    - Date added to the inventory
    - Date added to priority list
    - Outcome of European assessment
    - European Union herbal monograph

Draft guideline on good agricultural and collection practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin - Revision 1

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................... 14

Key Points: 
    • REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................... 14

      29

      Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 3/14

      30

      EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

      31
      32
      33
      34
      35
      36

      This guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin

      37

      1.

    • Due to the inherent
      complexity of medicinal plants and herbal substances the quality of these starting materials requires an
      adequate quality assurance system for the collection and/or cultivation, harvest, and primary
      processing.
    • (either outdoor, indoor or in greenhouses) should be carefully considered, since each of the mentioned
      types could have several problems and advantages.
    • The used cultivation method may be dependent on
      the final application of the herbal medicinal product.
    • primary processing of herbal substances that are used for the preparation of herbal medicinal products.
    • medicinal plants and herbal substances, ensuring that they are handled appropriately throughout all
      stages of cultivation, collection, processing and storage.
    • their preparations are exposed to a large number of environmental contaminants of both biotic and
      abiotic origin.
    • to existing wildlife habitats and must adhere to CITES (Convention on International Trade in
      Endangered species of Wild Fauna and Flora).
    • https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/bd537ccf-9271-4230-bca1-2d...
      4 https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/fd318dd6-2404-4e67-82b0232...
      3

      Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 5/14

      104

      4.

    • Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 6/14

      147
      148
      149

      8.

    • Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 7/14

      185

      7.

    • Where possible, stable varieties and cultivars naturally
      Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 8/14

      227
      228

      resistant or tolerant to disease should preferably be used.

    • Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 9/14

      268
      269
      270
      271
      272
      273

      The application should be carried out only by qualified staff using approved equipment.

    • The following should be noted:

      Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 10/14

      309
      310

      ?

      311
      312
      313

      ?

      314
      315
      316
      317

      ?

      318
      319
      320

      ?

      321
      322

      ?

      323
      324
      325

      ?

      326
      327
      328

      ?

      Damaged plants or plant parts need to be excluded or limited in accordance with a specific
      pharmacopoeia monograph, where relevant.

    • Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 11/14

      347
      348

      directly to the sun (except in cases where there is a specific need) and must be protected from
      rainfall, insect infestation, etc.

    • The label must be clear, permanently fixed and made from

      6

      Reflection paper on the use of fumigants (EMEA/HMPC/125562/2006)

      Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 12/14

      386
      387

      non-toxic material.

    • Certain exudates that have not been subjected to a specific treatment are

      Guideline on Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) for starting materials of herbal origin
      EMA/HMPC/246816/2005

      Page 13/14

      425
      426
      427

      also considered to be herbal substances.

    • European Pharmacopoeia General Monograph ?HERBAL DRUGS? 07/2017:1433

      Are obtained by subjecting herbal substances to treatments such as
      extraction, distillation, expression, fractionation, purification, concentration
      or fermentation.

Orphan designation: (6aR,10aR)-3-(1',1'-dimethylheptyl)-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid- Treatment of cystic fibrosis, 14/10/2016 Withdrawn

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

Orphan designation: (6aR,10aR)-3-(1',1'-dimethylheptyl)-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid- Treatment of cystic fibrosis, 14/10/2016 Withdrawn

Key Points: 


Orphan designation: (6aR,10aR)-3-(1',1'-dimethylheptyl)-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid- Treatment of cystic fibrosis, 14/10/2016 Withdrawn

Orphan designation: mRNA encoding the human CFTR gene Treatment of cystic fibrosis, 19/02/2024 Positive

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

Overview

Key Points: 
  • Overview
    This medicine was designated as an orphan medicine for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in the European Union on 19 February 2024.
  • Orphan designation does not mean the medicine is available or authorised for use.
  • All medicines, including designated orphan medicines, must be authorised before they can be marketed and made available to patients in the EU.
  • EU register of orphan medicines
    The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website:

Orphan designation: (4R)-3-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carboximidamide hydrochloride Treatment of systemic sclerosis, 12/01/2024 Positive

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

Overview

Key Points: 
  • Overview
    This medicine was designated as an orphan medicine for the treatment of systemic sclerosis on 12 January 2024.
  • Orphan designation does not mean the medicine is available or authorised for use.
  • All medicines, including designated orphan medicines, must be authorised before they can be marketed and made available to patients in the EU.
  • EU register of orphan medicines
    The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website:

Orphan designation: Human coagulation factor X Treatment of acquired factor X deficiency, 12/01/2024 Positive

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

EU/3/23/2886 - orphan designation for treatment of acquired factor X deficiency

Key Points: 
  • EU/3/23/2886 - orphan designation for treatment of acquired factor X deficiency
    Human coagulation factor X
    OrphanHuman
    BPL Bioproducts Laboratory GmbH
    EMA publishes information on orphan medicinal product designation adopted by the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) on the IRIS online platform:
    For contact details of patients’ organisations whose activities are targeted at rare diseases, see:
    European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS), a non-governmental alliance of patient organisations and individuals active in the field of rare diseases.
  • The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website:

Orphan designation: golcadomide hydrochloride Treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, 12/01/2024 Positive

Retrieved on: 
Jeudi, avril 18, 2024

Overview

Key Points: 
  • Overview
    This medicine was designated as an orphan medicine for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma on 12 January 2024.
  • Orphan designation does not mean the medicine is available or authorised for use.
  • All medicines, including designated orphan medicines, must be authorised before they can be marketed and made available to patients in the EU.
  • EU register of orphan medicines
    The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website: