PMPRB report shows increased plan costs, promising pharmaceutical innovation: expert

20 September 2023 - A recent report by the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board shows increased growth for private drug ...

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New rules for weight loss ‘wonder drug’ after regulator clamp down

23 September 2023 - Australia’s pharmaceuticals regulator has ushered in new rules for a diabetes drug, which is being hailed by ...

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NICE recommends Lilly's mirikizumab (Omvoh) for the treatment of eligible adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis

22 September 2023 - Eli Lilly announced today that NICE has recommended mirikizumab for the treatment of adults with moderately ...

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US FDA approves Jardiance for the treatment of adults with chronic kidney disease

22 September 2023 - Jardiance (empagliflozin) 10 mg tablets significantly reduced the risk of kidney disease progression and cardiovascular death in ...

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MicuRx receives FDA qualified infectious disease product and fast track designation for contezolid and contezolid acefosamil

22 September 2023 - MicuRx Pharmaceuticals today announced that the US FDA has granted Qualified Infectious Disease Product and the fast ...

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives European Commission approval for Enrylaze (a recombinant Erwinia asparaginase or crisantaspase) for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma

21 September 2023 - Jazz Pharmaceuticals today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Enrylaze (JZP458; a recombinant ...

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argenx announces Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa) authorised for sale by Health Canada for generalised myasthenia gravis

21 September 2023 - Approval based on the positive Phase 3 ADAPT trial (p<0.0001) showing 68% of Vyvgart treated patients were ...

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European Commission authorises ViiV Healthcare’s Apretude (cabotegravir long-acting and tablets) for HIV prevention

19 September 2023 - Given as few as six times per year, cabotegravir has demonstrated superior efficacy to a daily oral ...

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Regulatory challenges: is a surrogate endpoint instead of overall survival enough for regulatory approval of (neo)adjuvant cancer treatment? The Swissmedic perspective.

21 September 2023 - From a regulator's point of view, a market authorisation can only be granted with a positive benefit-risk ...

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89bio announces US FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation for pegozafermin in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

21 September 2023 - Supported by positive data in F2/F3 and F4 NASH patients from the ENLIVEN Phase 2b trial of ...

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Updates to the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee – 22 September 2023

21 September 2023 - The agenda for this week's HTA Review Reference Committee meeting is now available. ...

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The Inflation Reduction Act and access to high cost cardiovascular therapies

20 September 2023 - On August 29, 2023, the Biden-Harris administration announced the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price ...

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Medicare’s historic prescription drug price negotiations

20 September 2023 - On 29 August 2023, the Biden administration announced the first 10 drugs whose prices will be ...

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BeiGene announces positive regulatory updates in Europe and the US after recently regaining global rights for Tevimbra

19 September 2023 - European Commission approves Tevimbra for previously treated advanced or metastatic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. ...

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Supply and insurance issues snarl fall COVID-19 vaccine campaign for some

20 September 2023 - It has been just over a week since the US FDA and the US Centers for ...

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