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May 17, 2021

Practical Law Life Sciences Global Guide: Medicinal Product Regulation and Product Liability in Cambodia

The latest updates to Practical Law’s Life Sciences Global Guide feature contributions from Tilleke & Gibbins attorneys in the firm’s Phnom Penh office, who wrote “Medicinal Product Regulation and Product Liability in Cambodia.”

This overview form Practical Law covers a range of regulatory issues related to the marketing and selling of pharmaceutical products, including the following:

  • Regulatory overview, including relevant authorities, scope, definitions, and general procedures for pharmaceuticals, biologicals, and medical devices and health care IT
  • Pricing, government funding, and reimbursement: Structure of the Cambodian health care system, price regulation, and reimbursement
  • Clinical trials
  • Manufacturing and distribution
  • Marketing: Authorization for marketing medicinal products, parallel imports and cross-border trade in medicines
  • Restrictions on dealings with health care professionals
  • Selling restrictions
  • Advertising and promotion
  • Data privacy
  • Packaging, labeling, and tracking
  • Product safety, quality, and liability
  • Local establishment, representation, and residency requirements
  • Reform

The full Medicinal Product Regulation and Product Liability in Cambodia chapter can be accessed on the Practical Law website.

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