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Where is AstraZeneca’s vaccine? Health Canada says not yet ready to greenlight
18 February 2021 - Health Canada is not yet ready to make a decision about approving the COVID-19 vaccine from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccine approval process: does it take too long?
15 February 2021 - Here are answers to some questions about the FDA review panels. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
EMA expected to approve Johnson & Johnson vaccine by March
10 February 2021 - The European Medicines Agency is expected to give its approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
Due to aducanumab’s new PDUFA date, ICER extends timeline for Alzheimer’s disease assessment
10 February 2021 - The ICER announced today it has extended its timeline for assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2021
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2021
Medicines NZ hopes country can roll out COVID-19 vaccines early
19 January 2021 - Medical professionals are hopeful New Zealand is in a position to roll out COVID-19 vaccines early. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2021
FDA sped progress for most of 2020's novel drugs
14 January 2021 - Most novel drugs approved by the US FDA in 2020 made their way through the approvals process ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2021
COVID-19: NZ vaccine timeline remains the same in light of new variant strains
13 January 2021 - New Zealand does not have any plans to fast-track its Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in light of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2021
Johnson & Johnson could apply for EMA approval in February
14 January 2021 - US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson may submit an official application for approval of its COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jan 2021
SMC to support innovative new medicines pathway
29 December 2020 - Experts from the Scottish Medicines Consortium are to support a new licensing and access pathway which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2021
TGA still waiting for 'further data' on AstraZeneca vaccine
4 January 2020 - Concerns over new coronavirus cases in Sydney and Melbourne look unlikely to prompt an accelerated approval ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
FDA could authorise Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine this week as U.S. deaths surge
7 December 2020 - An FDA advisory group is scheduled to convene on Thursday to review Pfizer’s vaccine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
Trump officials push ambitious vaccine timeline as California locks down
6 December 2020 - As cases surge and hospital beds fill up, federal officials said a vaccine could be distributed to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
PHARMAC diabetes drugs delay 'bewildering', 'worse than disappointing' - doctors
7 December 2020 - A decision by PHARMAC to defer the approval of two new drugs for the treatment of diabetes ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2020
How the U.K. beat the U.S. and Europe to a COVID-19 vaccine
2 December 2020 - Country’s top medicines watchdog approved a shot by Pfizer and BioNTech, as it prepares to strike out ...