Jul 10, 2024

Misbranding may cause warning letter.

Do you know about 269 warning letters are issued having misbranding as non-compliance?

Pretending to be someone who you are not may give you some temporary satisfaction but in the long run, it's going to have a high impact on your brand.

Have you got it that I am talking about which non-compliance?

Yes or No?

Have you read Warning letters which are issued to the companies for the following reasons?

1. They have mentioned the drug to be used for the cure of the disease which does not come under its therapeutic category.

2. Misbranding may be done knowingly or unknowingly.

3. It is labeling a product with incorrect information.

4. Packaged products without the name and location of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor and without proper information relating to the quantity of the product.

5. This error can cause injury to the patient. Sometimes it may be fatal also. Patients buy the product by reading the information on the label which is wrong. Hence it may be dangerous also. Their actual disease is not treated but creates worse conditions. The owner/ marketer comes to know this fact when a lot of people are injured with these misbranded drugs.

6. If any patient has been harmed by a product due to misbranding, he/she can go to get help from the law to get compensation for the losses.

7. Product Label information is inadequate for children.

8. Products offered for sale under the names of other products to mislead the purchaser to increase sales.

9. Packages where required labeling is not displayed prominently or is displayed in a place where it is not likely to be read to hide the information.

10. Drugs, devices, or cosmetics offered for sale under the names of other products to mislead the purchaser.

Do you know about 269 warning letters are issued having misbranding as non-compliance?


Assignment

  • Review your labels that whether they are accurate.
  • Review that your labels communicate accurate information about your product.
  • Review that there should not be any communication gap between your marketing team and your technical team.
  • As may be possible to increase the sale of your product or any shiny reason your marketing team is branding your product with the therapeutic category or claim that is not true for your product.
  • Because of this, your company will suffer later.
  • What is your opinion?
  • Being authentic, pure, and real is beneficial, or pretending what you are not?