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European Commission approves Pfizer’s Prevenar 20 to help protect infants and children against pneumococcal disease
13 March 2024 - Prevenar 20 (20 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) offers the broadest serotype coverage of any paediatric pneumococcal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2024
Vertex receives CHMP positive opinion for Kalydeco for the treatment of infants with cystic fibrosis ages 1 month and older
23 February 2024 - If approved, Kalydeco will be the first and only medicine approved in Europe to treat the underlying ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2023
EMA recommends arpraziquantel for treatment of schistosomiasis in pre-school aged children
17 December 2023 - Astellas contributed to the development of a paediatric formulation to treat schistosomiasis as a member of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Nov 2023
Praxis Precision Medicines receives PRIME designation from the EMA for elsunersen (PRAX-222) for treatment of SCN2A gain of function developmental epilepsies
16 November 2023 - IRE) -- Praxis Precision Medicines today announced that the EMA has awarded its Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2023
Rezolute receives Priority Medicines (PRIME) eligibility from EMA for enhanced regulatory support of RZ358 in congenital hyperinsulinism
17 October 2023 - PRIME eligibility granted based on key positive data from the Phase 2B (RIZE) study and current ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2023
BioMarin receives positive CHMP opinion in Europe to expand use of Voxzogo (vosoritide) to treat children aged 4 months and older with achondroplasia
15 September 2023 - BioMarin today announced that the EMA's CHMP has adopted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorisation to expand ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2023
Vertex receives CHMP positive opinion for Kaftrio (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor) in combination with ivacaftor for children with cystic fibrosis ages 2 through 5
15 September 2023 - If approved, more than 1,200 children would be newly eligible for a medicine that could treat ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2023
European Commission expands Merck’s Ervebo [Ebola Zaire vaccine, live] indication to include children 1 year of age and older
7 September 2023 - Milestone signifies on-going effort to help prepare for outbreaks of Zaire ebolavirus. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2023
European Commission approves Roche’s Evrysdi for babies under two months old with spinal muscular atrophy
29 August 2023 - Approval is based on interim data from ongoing RAINBOWFISH trial showing majority of Evrysdi-treated babies were able ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2023
Janssen submits supplemental new drug application to US FDA seeking expanded paediatric indication for HIV-1 therapy Edurant
28 July 2023 - Parallel application also submitted to European Medicines Agency. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2023
Soliris approved in the EU for children and adolescents with refractory generalised myasthenia gravis
27 July 2023 - First and only targeted therapy approved for paediatric patients with generalised myasthenia gravis in the EU ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2023
First RSV vaccine to protect infants up to 6 months of age and older adults
21 July 2023 - EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union for Abrysvo, a vaccine to protect ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jul 2023
CHMP recommends Roche’s Evrysdi for babies under two months old with spinal muscular atrophy
21 July 2023 - Positive recommendation is based on interim data from ongoing RAINBOWFISH trial which showed majority of Evrysdi treated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2023
European Commission approves Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) for the treatment of children with cystic fibrosis ages 1 to 2 years old
5 July 2023 - Nearly 300 children with cystic fibrosis and two copies of the F508del mutation are now eligible ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2023
Soliris recommended for approval in the EU by CHMP for children and adolescents with refractory generalised myasthenia gravis
26 June 2023 - The first in class C5 inhibitor reduced disease severity and symptoms with sustained improvements over 26 ...