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EMA starts evaluating use of COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty in children aged 5 to 11
18 October 2021 - EMA has started evaluating an application to extend the use of BioNTech/Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2021
TGA provisional approval of Roche COVID-19 treatment, casirivimab with imdevimab (Ronapreve)
18 October 2021 - The TGA has provisionally approved the use of the Roche combination therapy, casirivimab + imdevimab (Ronapreve) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2021
FDA needs a competitiveness czar
15 October 2021 - The FDA needs a Deputy Commissioner for Regulatory Competitiveness. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2021
Recent trends in Medicaid spending and use of drugs with US Food and Drug Administration accelerated approval
8 October 2021 - In this cross-sectional study of 216 drugs granted accelerated approval from 1992 through 2020, relative to all ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2021
How much does it cost to research and develop a new drug? A systematic review and assessment
15 October 2021 - Debate over the viability of the current commercial research and development model is on-going. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2021
Pfizer’s abrocitinib receives positive CHMP opinion for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
15 October 2021 - CHMP also recommends Xeljanz (tofacitinib) approval for the treatment of adults with active ankylosing spondylitis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2021
Merck and Eisai receive positive EU CHMP opinions for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus Lenvima (lenvatinib) in two different types of cancer
15 October 2021 - Merck and Eisai today announced that the CHMP of the EMA has adopted positive opinions recommending ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2021
Merck receives positive CHMP opinion for Vaxneuvance (pneumococcal 15 valent conjugate vaccine) in individuals 18 years of age and older
15 October 2021 - Merck today announced that the EMA’s CHMP has recommended the approval of Vaxneuvance (Pneumococcal 15 valent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2021
Bristol Myers Squibb receives positive CHMP opinion for Zeposia (ozanimod) as a treatment for adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis
15 October 2021 - CHMP recommendation based on positive results from the Phase 3 True North trial, in which Zeposia demonstrated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2021
Janssen receives Positive CHMP opinion for Rybrevant (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations after failure of platinum-based therapy
15 October 2021 - If approved by the European Commission, amivantamab will be the first treatment in the European Union specifically ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2021
AbbVie receives CHMP positive opinion for risankizumab (Skyrizi) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis in the European Union
15 October 2021 - CHMP positive opinion is based on data from two Phase 3 studies, KEEPsAKE-1 and KEEPsAKE-2. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2021
FDA approves atezolizumab as adjuvant treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer
15 October 2021 - Today, the FDA approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for adjuvant treatment following resection and platinum-based chemotherapy in patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2021
Highlights from CHMP 11-14 October 2021 meeting
15 October 2021 - EMA’s CHMP recommended six medicines for approval at its October 2021 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2021
COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests approved in Australia
13 October 2021 - The TGA has approved COVID-19 self-tests (home use tests) for supply in Australia from 1 November ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2021
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals completes submission of type II variation application to the European Medicines Agency for Imcivree (setmelanotide) for Bardet-Biedl and Alström syndromes
14 October 2021 - Rhythm Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has submitted its type II variation application to the EMA for ...