Amarin receives positive CHMP opinion for icosapent ethyl for cardiovascular risk reduction

29 January 2021 - Positive opinion is based on extensive clinical study results, including results of the REDUCE-IT cardiovascular outcomes trial. ...

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Medicines Australia’s position on potential European Union restrictions and vaccines supply

30 January 2021 - Medicines Australia is concerned by the reports of proposals from Europe that could impact the global ...

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TGA approves first new medicine for 2021

31 January 2021 - The TGA approved Aklief (trifarotene) for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris of the face and/or the ...

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Phase 1 drug candidate GLR2007 developed by Gan & Lee has been granted fast track designation by the U.S. FDA

29 January 2021 - Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted fast track designation for GLR2007, ...

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EU bans coronavirus vaccine exports to Australia

30 January 2021 - The European Commission has slapped an immediate export ban on corona­virus vaccines to Australia so European ...

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Novartis receives positive CHMP opinion for Kesimpta (ofatumumab), a self-administered treatment for adult patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis

29 January 2021 - CHMP opinion is based on two Phase 3 ASCLEPIOS trials that met the primary outcomes where Kesimpta ...

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Highlights from 25-29 January 2021 CHMP meeting

29 January 2021 - EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended 13 medicines for approval at its January 2021 meeting. ...

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EMA recommends COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca for authorisation in the EU

29 January 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca is now authorised across the EU. This follows the granting of a conditional marketing ...

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Biogen and Eisai announce FDA's 3 month extension of review period for the biologics license application for aducanumab

29 January 2021 - The new Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date set by the FDA is 7 June ...

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First COVID-19 vaccine safety update published

29 January 2021 - Today EMA has released its first safety update on a COVID-19 vaccine — Comirnaty.  ...

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AstraZeneca vaccine warnings based on maths, not safety

29 January 2021 - The warning from the German health ministry’s vaccine committee that the AstraZeneca jab should not be ...

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Germany moves to exclude seniors from AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

28 January 2021 - Ahead of its expected approval for use by Europe’s medicines regulator Friday, Germany’s vaccine committee has recommended ...

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AstraZeneca, Pfizer hope to meet vaccine supply dates despite ‘fluid’ Europe situation

28 January 2021 - Pfizer and AstraZeneca warn global supply chain issues and the European Union’s plan to add control ...

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M6P Therapeutics receives six rare paediatric disease designations from the U.S. FDA for company’s deep pipeline of programs for lysosomal storage disorders

28 January 2021 - U.S. FDA also grants two orphan drug designations for the company’s gene therapy programs for Gaucher disease ...

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Bio-Thera Solutions announces FDA accepts biologics license application for BAT1706, a proposed biosimilar to Avastin

28 January 2021 - Bio-Thera Solutions today announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted its biologics license application for BAT1706, a ...

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