Blue Shield of California slashes cost of world's best selling drug

1 October 2024 - Non-profit health plan collaborates with Fresenius Kabi and Evio Pharmacy Solutions to purchase FDA approved Humira biosimilar ...

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New cheaper medicines for auto-immune conditions, cancer and heart disease

8 October 2024 - Australians with types of vasculitis, leukaemia, heart disease, ulcerative colitis and arthritis now have access to ...

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Updated information about PHARMAC's priority lists

8 October 2024 - PHARMAC’s quarterly Pūahoaho Report provides the latest information about applications for medicines, vaccines, and related products that ...

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Neuvivo seeks FDA approval for its breakthrough ALS treatment NP001

7 October 2024 - Neuvivo today announced it submitted a new drug application to the US FDA for NP001 (sodium chlorite ...

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Ultragenyx receives breakthrough therapy designation for setrusumab (UX143) in osteogenesis imperfecta

7 October 2024 - Ultragenyx today announced that it has received breakthrough therapy designation from the US FDA for setrusumab (UX143) ...

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Crossing the equity chasm: addressing a second valley of death in biomedical innovation

3 October 2024 - Traditionally, the term valley of death refers to the gap where advancements in basic research fail to ...

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New flexible service through our scientific advice program

26 September 2024 - Drug sponsors can now request a flexible service through our scientific advice program that can include ...

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Confirmatory trials of accelerated approval drugs — will imposing fines reduce delays?

5 October 2024 - In 1992, patient advocacy groups convinced the FDA to develop an accelerated approval program, which allowed new ...

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World first cancer treatment now accessible for hundreds more Aussies as prices slashed with addition to the PBS

4 October 2024 - A world-first cancer treatment, discovered in Melbourne, has been added to the PBS. ...

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Health Canada approves label expansion for Telix’s Illuccix to include patient selection for PSMA targeted therapy

4 October 2024 - Telix Pharmaceuticals today announces that Health Canada has approved the use of Illuccix (kit for the ...

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Consultation on NHS England proposals for a phased launch of obesity injection

3 October 2024 - Proposals for a phased launch of the obesity injection tirzepatide have been set out, as a consultation ...

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Medicines regulators weigh hope and hype with new Alzheimer’s drugs

30 September 2024 - Swiss medicines regulator Swissmedic is expected to decide by the end of the year whether to approve ...

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Enhertu supplemental new drug application submitted in Japan for patients with HER2 low or HER2 ultra-low metastatic breast cancer

4 October 2024 - Submission based on DESTINY-Breast06 phase 3 trial results that showed Enhertu demonstrated a statistically significant and ...

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HHS releases final guidance for second cycle of historic Medicare drug price negotiation program

2 October 2024 - As part of the continued implementation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction ...

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Netarsudil mesylate with latanoprost for the treatment of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension

2 October 2024 - NiCE has published final evidence-based recommendations on the use of netarsudil mesylate with latanoprost (Roclanda) for ...

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