Eduardo Anitua Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Medicine, Surgery
Department of Medicine and Surgery Medical Director of the Eduardo Anitua Clinic, Spain
Eduardo Anitua MD in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Salamanca. PhD in medicine and surgery at the University of Valencia. He is specialist in Stomatology by the University of the Basque Country, continuing his studies in numerous stays in the United States and in Europe. Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) (2018).
Letter to Editor Open Access
Author(s): Eduardo Anitua, Roberto Prado1 and Gorka Orive
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapies:In the Right Pathway to Find their Regulatory Niche
The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) has recently regulated the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), that is,patient’s own plasma enriched in platelets and therefore in proteins and growth factors, as a human use drug. It is the first time that one regulatory agency worldwide categorizes these types of therapeutic therapies. According to AEMPS, PRP approaches cannot be considered as an advanced-therapy medicinal product. PRPs are classified as non-industrial biological medicines, being subjected to a strict regulation in terms of production, validation, efficacy an... view moreĀ»