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Testing requirements are likely slowing biosimilar entries in the US
14 October 2020 - Biosimilars have been slow to enter the US market for complex reasons ranging from the manipulation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2020
Pfizer trying to defuse critics amid push for vaccine before Election Day
10 October 2020 - The company behind President Donald Trump’s last hope for a vaccine by Election Day has quietly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2020
Rapid qualitative evidence syntheses in health technology assessment: experiences, challenges, and lessons
9 October 2020 - Health care decision makers are increasingly demanding that health technology assessment is patient focused, and considers data ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2020
Can Trump really speed approval of COVID treatments?
10 October 2020 - In a five minute video posted to his Twitter account on Wednesday, President Trump stood in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2020
Implementation of Stage 2 PBS process improvements from 1 January 2021
7 October 2020 - As announced by Government in the 2020-21 Budget, Stage 2 PBS process improvements will commence from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Oct 2020
Moderna CEO says COVID-19 vaccine will be ready for FDA submission in late November
5 October 2020 - Company will seek emergency use authorisation for experimental vaccine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2020
Development of COVID-19 vaccine won’t be affected by politics, Pfizer CEO says
1 October 2020 - Albert Bourla sent an all-hands letter saying company won’t bow to political pressure. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2020
If a COVID-19 vaccine is found here's how long it will take to get to your GP
25 September 2020 - Australia has shored up access to some leading contenders for a COVID-19 vaccine and while it's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2020
FDA poised to announce tougher standards for a COVID-19 vaccine that make it unlikely one will be cleared by Election Day
23 September 2020 - The guidance is part of an effort to boost transparency and public trust as polls show many ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2020
Coronavirus vaccine: Donald Trump contradicts CDC director Robert Redfield
17 September 2020 - Donald Trump has issued an extraordinary public rebuke to his own government’s top health official, labelling him ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2020
Up is down — pharmaceutical industry caution versus federal acceleration of COVID-19 vaccine approval
15 September 2020 - Nine pharmaceutical company leaders took the unprecedented step on 8 September 2020, of stating that they would ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2020
Trump pressed for plasma therapy. Officials worry, is an unvetted vaccine next?
12 September 2020 - New details of how the president has demanded faster action from health agencies help explain the intensifying ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2020
Majority of Americans believe political pressure will cause FDA to rush a coronavirus vaccine, new poll finds
10 September 2020 - A majority of Americans, 62%, believe political pressure from the Trump administration will cause the US ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2020
EU review extended for BioMarin's gene therapy Valrox
10 September 2020 - European regulators have requested more data to review the marketing application for BioMarin's haemophilia A gene ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2020
‘You can’t rush science’ — Merck CEO stresses need for careful approach to coronavirus vaccine
9 September 2020 - Frazier’s Merck was among the nine companies that signed a pledge to prioritise safety as the drugmakers ...