Sarah Cowlishaw

Sarah Cowlishaw

Sarah Cowlishaw’s practice focuses on life sciences regulatory and commercial law for pharmaceutical, medical device, food, and consumer products. Her advice on general regulatory matters includes borderline determinations, food classifications, adverse event and other reporting obligations, manufacturing controls, and labeling and promotion. Ms. Cowlishaw also advises on regulatory aspects of corporate/commercial deals, particularly regulatory due diligence.

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French medicines regulator produces first in Europe medical devices cybersecurity guidelines

By Harriet Fletcher and Sarah Cowlishaw on Posted in Food & Drug Regulatory, Medical Devices, Privacy & Data Security
France’s medicines regulator, the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé (ANSM), has released draft guidelines, currently subject to a public consultation, setting out recommendations for manufacturers designed to help prevent cybersecurity attacks to medical devices. Notably, the draft guidelines are the first instance of recommendations released by a national regulator … Continue Reading

New Draft EMA-Guideline On Clinical Development Of Fixed Combination Medicines

By Sarah Cowlishaw on Posted in Food & Drug Regulatory, Medicinal Products
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recently published for public consultation its draft guideline on clinical development of fixed combination medicinal products (Draft Guideline), which is intended to replace CHMP/EWP/240/95 Rev. 1 (Existing Guideline).  The Draft Guideline applies to fixed combination medicinal products containing two or more active substances within a single pharmaceutical form.  The … Continue Reading

EU Guidelines on Cosmetic Product Safety Reports

By Sarah Cowlishaw on Posted in Cosmetics
On 25 November 2013, the European Commission published an Implementing Decision containing guidelines to assist responsible persons comply with their regulatory obligations under the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation).  The guidelines provide clarity on Annex I of the Cosmetics Regulation, which sets out the minimum requirements for cosmetic product safety reports.  The … Continue Reading

Advocate General Opinion on Reclassification of Medical Devices

By Sarah Cowlishaw on Posted in Food & Drug Regulatory, Medical Devices, Medicinal Products
On May 30, 2013, Advocate General Sharpston delivered an opinion on a request for a preliminary ruling from the Finnish national courts concerning the laws governing reclassification of medical devices (Advocate General: Opinion, Case C-109/12).  The Advocate General’s opinion does not bind the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).  However, in the majority … Continue Reading

What’s in a Name?

By Peter Bogaert and Sarah Cowlishaw on Posted in Food & Drug Regulatory, Medicinal Products
Article originally published in European Pharmaceutical Contractor, September  2012 Although at first sight the rules that govern the distinction between medical devices and medicines in the EU allow for a direct and systematic approach, borderline determinations are, in practice, often difficult and the rules lack logical rigour The European Commission is expected to publish proposals … Continue Reading
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