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FDA approval of Leqembi subcutaneous formulation charts path to combination therapies for Alzheimer's disease
29 August 2025 - Subcutaneous delivery increases accessibility and introduces potential for at home administration, following model of diabetes and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2025
AbbVie's Vraylar (cariprazine) now publicly reimbursed in Alberta
15 September 2025 - AbbVie announced today that Alberta has listed Vraylar (cariprazine) on its Health Drug Formulary. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2025
ICER to undertake special report on Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis for CMS as part of public comment process on Medicare drug price negotiations
15 September 2025 - Report to reflect legislative specifications in the Inflation Reduction Act and most recent CMS guidance regarding ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2025
EU approval makes Novo Nordisk’s oral semaglutide the first and only oral GLP-1 RA to reduce cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke
15 September 2025 - This approval is based on results from the SOUL clinical trial, where oral semaglutide (Rybelsus) reduced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2025
Raludotatug deruxtecan granted breakthrough therapy designation by US FDA for patients with CDH6 expressing platinum-resistant ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancers previously treated with bevacizumab
15 September 2025 - Raludotatug deruxtecan has been granted breakthrough therapy designation by the US FDA for the treatment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2025
Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) – May 2025 PBAC meeting
12 September 2025 - The Public Summary Documents (first time decisions not to recommend and deferrals) from the May 2025 PBAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2025
Intercept announces voluntary withdrawal of Ocaliva for primary biliary cholangitis from the US market
11 September 2025 - Intercept Pharmaceuticals today announced its decision to voluntarily withdraw Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) from the US market ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2025
Johnson & Johnson seeks first EMA approval for icotrokinra aiming to transform the plaque psoriasis treatment paradigm
11 September 2025 - Johnson & Johnson today announced the submission of an application to the EMA seeking the first approval ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2025
Sanofi’s SAR402663 earns fast track designation in the US for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
11 September 2025 - Designation earned for a one time intravitreal gene therapy with the potential to eliminate treatment burden for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2025
Enhertu type II variation application validated in the EU for previously treated patients with HER2 positive metastatic solid tumours
11 September 2025 - Submission based on three Phase 2 trials where Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s Enhertu showed clinically meaningful ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2025
Health Canada approves Slenyto - extended-release melatonin formulation - as a prescription drug for insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder and Smith-Magenis syndrome
10 September 2025 - Neurim Pharmaceuticals is pleased to announce that Health Canada has granted marketing authorisation for Slenyto, an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2025
FDA files Corcept’s new drug application for relacorilant as a treatment for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
10 September 2025 - Corcept Therapeutics today announced that the US FDA has accepted Corcept’s new drug application for relacorilant as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2025
Doctor treating patients with neurofibromatosis calls for rectifying inconsistent reimbursement standards for Koselugo
26 August 2025 - Last Thursday, people gathered in front of HIRA in Seoul, holding signs that read, “Ignoring doctors' ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2025
Methods used in early value assessments for NICE: a scoping review
8 September 2025 - NICE in England introduced early value assessments as an evidence-based method of accelerating access to promising ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2025
Greenwich LifeSciences’ GLSI-100 granted US FDA fast track designation
10 September 2025 - Greenwich LifeSciences today announced that FDA has granted fast track designation for GLSI-100 in the HLA-A*02 patient ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2025
FDA approves selumetinib for pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with neurofibromatosis type 1 with symptomatic, inoperable plexiform neurofibromas
10 September 2025 - Today, the FDA approved selumetinib (Koselugo, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) granules and capsules for paediatric patients 1 year ...