COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (15 July 2021)

15 July 2021 - Seven additional cases of blood clots with low blood platelets have been assessed as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia ...

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FDA chief tells reporter ‘move on’ when pressed on Biogen Alzheimer’s drug approval

14 July 2021 - Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock pushed back against questions from a journalist about the approval of ...

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Patient impact statement: FDA approval of Kerendia to help slow kidney disease and failure associated with type 2 diabetes

14 July 2021 - The American Association of Kidney Patients today issued the following statement regarding the recent approval by the ...

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FDA chief Janet Woodcock acknowledges agency may have misstepped in process leading up to Alzheimer’s drug approval

14 July 2021 - Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock acknowledged on Wednesday her agency may have misstepped in its handling ...

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Prescription medicines: applications under evaluation (July 2021 update)

14 July 2021 - The TGA has updated its list of applications for new medicines/vaccines or new uses for existing medicines/vaccines ...

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FDA grants Alkeus Pharmaceuticals breakthrough therapy designation for ALK-001 (C20-D3-vitamin A) for the treatment of Stargardt disease

14 July 2021 - Only drug to receive breakthrough therapy designation for Stargardt disease. ...

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ASP3772 receives FDA breakthrough therapy designation

12 July 2021 - The U.S. FDA has  granted breakthrough therapy designation for ASP3772 for the prevention of pneumonia and invasive ...

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Harvard doctor urges FDA reforms after Biogen Alzheimer nod

13 July 2021 - Curtail biomarker use for clearance, Kesselheim writes in JAMA. ...

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Biden in standoff with Democratic senators over who should lead FDA

13 July 2021 - Nearly six months into a presidency fully engulfed in a battle against a global pandemic, President Joe ...

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European efforts to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine stymied by data gaps

13 July 2021 - The developers of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have repeatedly failed to provide data that regulators ...

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Stryker announces the FDA clearance of the first biodegradable subacromial balloon spacer, filling a gap in the shoulder continuum of care

13 July 2021 - The InSpace balloon implant is a breakthrough solution for arthroscopic treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears ...

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ATAGI statement on use of COVID-19 vaccines in an outbreak setting

13 July 2021 - A statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of COVID-19 vaccines ...

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Powerful House Democrats demand documents from Biogen about co-ordination with FDA on new Alzheimer’s drug

12 July 2021 - Two powerful House Democrats on Monday demanded documents from Biogen about the approval process, marketing, and ...

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FDA to announce new warning on J&J COVID vaccine related to a rare auto-immune disorder, report says

12 July 2021 - About 100 preliminary reports of Guillain-Barre syndrome have been detected after 12.8 million doses of the J&J ...

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FDA approves daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for multiple myeloma

12 July 2021 - On 9 July 2021, the FDA approved daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj (Darzalex Faspro, Janssen Biotech) in combination ...

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