Generating comparative evidence on new drugs and devices before approval

21 March 2020 - Fewer than half of new drugs have data on their comparative benefits and harms against existing treatment ...

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Novartis commits to donate up to 130 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to support the global COVID-19 pandemic response

20 March 2020 - Hydroxychloroquine and a related drug, chloroquine, are currently under evaluation in clinical trials for the treatment of ...

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US FDA issues complete response letter for empagliflozin 2.5 mg as adjunct to insulin for adults with type 1 diabetes

20 March 2020 - The U.S. FDA has issued a complete response letter for the supplemental new drug application of ...

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Coronavirus vindicates capitalism

19 March 2020 - Drug companies will save lives, even as Bernie Sanders is denouncing them. ...

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FDA to fast track clinical trials for coronavirus therapies

19 March 2020 - FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said the agency will test chloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, as a coronavirus treatment. ...

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Coronavirus: Donald Trump announces two drugs will be made available to treat illness

20 March 2020 - Donald Trump has announced two “game changer” drugs will be made available “almost immediately” to treat coronavirus. ...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA continues to facilitate development of treatments

19 March 2020 - The U.S. FDA continues to play a critical role in the multifaceted all-of-government response to the ...

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FDA approves new treatment for paediatric patients with any strain of hepatitis C

19 March 2020 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a supplemental application for Epclusa (sofosbuvir and velpatasvir) to ...

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Janssen submits ponesimod new drug application to the U.S. FDA for treatment of adults with relapsing multiple sclerosis

19 March 2020 - Janssen today announced the submission of a new drug application to the U.S. FDA for ponesimod ...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA focuses on safety of regulated products while scaling back domestic inspections

18 March 2020 - Protecting the health and safety of our staff and their families is of paramount concern to ...

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Biohaven's verdiperstat receives fast track designation for the treatment of multiple system atrophy

18 March 2020 - Biohaven Pharmaceutical announced today that the Company's myeloperoxidase inhibitor, verdiperstat, received Fast Track designation from the US ...

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Hundreds of scientists scramble to find a Coronavirus treatment

17 March 2020 - In an ambitious international collaboration, researchers have “mapped” proteins in the coronavirus and identified 50 drugs to ...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA issues guidance for conducting clinical trials

18 March 2020 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a guidance for industry, investigators and institutional review ...

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DBV Technologies provides update on Viaskin Peanut BLA for children ages 4-11 years

16 March 2020 - DBV Technologies today announced that the U.S. FDA has informed the Company that during its ongoing review ...

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Mallinckrodt completes rolling submission of new drug application to the U.S. FDA for terlipressin for the treatment of patients with hepatorenal syndrome type 1

17 March 2020 - Terlipressin would be the first FDA approved treatment option in the United States for adult patients with ...

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