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Whether the TGA should publish that a prescription medicine is under evaluation
15 February 2019 - The TGA is seeking comments from interested parties on whether or not the TGA should in future ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2019
Bausch Health provides update for Duobrii filing
15 February 2019 - Bausch Health announced that the U.S. FDA will be unable to meet today's Prescription Drug User Fee ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2019
Medicines for rare disorders
13 February 2019 - PHARMAC is working on policy and funding for medicines for rare disorders. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2019
How much will Americans sacrifice for good health care?
16 February 2019 - A battle is looming over universal health care. Politicians and voters will have to decide whether the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2019
High stakes as Trump, Democrats open drug price talks
16 February 2019 - Democrats and the Trump administration are beginning to hold talks on lowering drug prices as they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2019
Hospital drug prices are up to 7 times greater than Medicare pricing
15 February 2019 - A new study shows something many healthcare patients know all too well: hospitals are charging significant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2019
Decision on spinal muscular atrophy treatment Spinraza deferred
18 February 2019 - PHARMAC's decision to defer a decision on funding the only treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2019
OncoGenex announces fast track designation granted for custirsen in combination with cabazitaxel/prednisone as second-line chemotherapy in Phase 3 AFFINITY trial of men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer
23 April 2014 - Third Phase 3 trial of custirsen to receive FDA fast track designation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2019
Tokai Pharmaceuticals’ galeterone receives fast track designation from the FDA for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer
12 June 2012 - Tokai Pharmaceuticals today announced that its lead candidate, galeterone (TOK-001), has received fast track designation from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2019
Phase III trial of darolutamide in patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer meets primary endpoint
24 October 2018 - Bayer has been granted fast track designation by the U.S. FDA for darolutamide in men with nmCRPC. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2019
Innocrin Pharmaceuticals granted fast track designation by FDA for VT-464 treatment of patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer
6 January 2016 - Seviteronel to be presented in three sessions at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancer Symposium to be held in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2019
Alunbrig recommended by NICE for non-small-cell lung cancer
15 February 2019 - NICE has recommended the use of Alunbrig (brigatinib) for treating ALK-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2019
FDA grants priority review to Merck’s supplemental biologics license application for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with Inlyta (axitinib) as first-line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma
15 February 2019 - Application based on overall survival and progression-free survival data from Phase 3 KEYNOTE-426 trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2019
CymaBay Therapeutics announces seladelpar granted breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis
15 February 2019 - CymaBay Therapeutics today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation for seladelpar for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2019
ICER publishes final new evidence update for alirocumab, a PCSK9 inhibitor for treating high cholesterol
15 February 2019 - Based on new analyses of published results of the ODYSSEY Outcomes trial, alirocumab would meet cost-effectiveness thresholds ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2019
Italy proposes the WHO set international standards for drug pricing transparency
14 February 2019 - As more countries seek to control their health care spending, the Italian government is asking the ...