PRACTICE AREA

Food, Drugs and Medical Devices

The Food, Drugs and Medical Devices practice at PRK helps leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, cosmetics and tobacco firms navigate the complex national and EU regulatory landscape. We advise clients on developing, manufacturing, marketing, promoting and distributing their products.

We also offer support in the area of pricing and reimbursement of drugs, biologics, medical devices and other regulated products. Besides our deep knowledge of the relevant legislation, we maintain a commercial focus and an understanding of our clients' priorities in their day-to-day business operations. We are able to do this in part thanks to the fact that many of our legal experts have themselves spent time working in the industry.

Publications by PRK on the regulation of the pharmaceutical industry
(2022)


Publications by PRK on the regulation of the pharmaceutical industry
(2021)


Read PRKs’ contribution to the Life Sciences 2021 Chambers Global
Practice Guides

(2021)


A strong legal team on your side

Partner


Monika Maskova

Rechtsanwalt


Jan Augustin

Rechtsanwalt


Martin Frolik

References

We advised a leading manufacturer of hearing aids on reimbursement issues.

We have advised various food manufacturers on product labelling.

We provided comprehensive legal services to a leading manufacturer of tobacco products on their launch of a new category of tobacco product on the Czech and Slovak markets.

We provided legal advice relating to a transaction between two global pharmaceutical companies, involving the sale and purchase of business operations within the Czech Republic. Our support covered various aspects of Czech law, including corporate, regulatory, commercial and labour issues, with a strong emphasis on practical implementation.

We advised a major Czech pharmaceutical company on contractual documentation related to clinical trials, advertising medicinal products and other marketing activities, and on certain contractual obligations.