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Europe bets heavily on Pfizer in vaccine strategy overhaul
15 April 2021 - Europe has hinted it will not renew contracts for coronavirus vaccines produced by pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2021
Bristol Myers Squibb receives European Commission approval for Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with Cabometyx (cabozantinib) as first-line treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma
14 April 2021 - Approval based on Phase 3 CheckMate-9ER trial results showing Opdivo in combination with Cabometyx significantly improved overall ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2021
Public consultation – draft 2021-22 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for listing medicines on the PBS and designated vaccines on the NIP
15 April 2021 - Consultation on the content of the draft Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for listing medicines on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
Patient and public involvement in health technology assessment: a new dawn?
12 April 2021 - Patient and public involvement and engagement have become increasingly embedded in health technology assessment over the last ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
PhRMA's three part approach to build a better health care system
13 April 2021 - Our plan is based on three key pillars: ending the pandemic and building a more resilient system, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
New blow to rollout as Novavax Covid-19 vaccine hits supply hiccup
15 April 2021 - Australia’s vaccine rollout has been dealt another blow as Novavax confirms manufacturing supply shortages mean it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Australia: When will we get it? And is it better than Pfizer?
14 April 2021 - Australia's sluggish vaccine rollout was last week thrown another curve ball, with new medical advice recommending ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
Petition filed for better access to haemophilia A drug
14 April 2021 - Parents of paediatric patients with haemophilia A are demanding the regulator to change the criteria for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
TGA accepts Telix’s prostate cancer imaging product submission and commences priority evaluation process
14 April 2021 - Telix is pleased to announce that the TGA has accepted the Company’s submission for the registration ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine: EMA to provide further context on risk of very rare blood clots with low blood platelets
14 April 2021 - EMA continues to monitor very rare blood clots with low blood platelets that occurred after vaccination ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
COVID-19 vaccine Janssen: assessment of very rare cases of unusual blood clots with low platelets continues
14 April 2021 - As announced last week, EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) is reviewing very rare cases of unusual blood clots ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
Moleculin awarded new rare paediatric disease designation from U.S. FDA for WP1066 for the treatment of ependymoma
14 April 2021 - Moleculin Biotech announced today that the U.S. FDA has granted rare paediatric disease designation to its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
TGA grants provisional determination to GSK for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment - sotrovimab
14 April 2021 - The TGA has granted a provisional determination to GSK in relation to the monoclonal antibody treatment, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
Tagrisso approved in China in early lung cancer
14 April 2021 - Approval based on unprecedented results from the ADAURA Phase III trial where Tagrisso reduced the risk ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
Easier access to rare metabolic disorder treatments
14 April 2021 - PHARMAC is making it easier for clinicians to access six treatments for rare metabolic disorders for ...