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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2020
Ceftolozane/tazobactam: new treatment option for severe infections, but no proof of superiority
1 July 2020 - Informative comparative data are missing / resistance situation not sufficiently considered in approval studies. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2020
The impact of drug quality ratings from health technology assessments on the adoption of new drugs by physicians in Germany
15 June 2020 - Payers are increasingly calling for the value of new drugs to be measured explicitly. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2020
Germany first in EU to get Novartis’ SMA gene therapy, costing almost 2 million euros
24 June 2020 - Novartis is set to launch its one-off gene therapy Zolgensma for the ultra-rare muscle-wasting disease spinal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2020
Romosozumab in osteoporosis: considerable added benefit for women after menopause
15 June 2020 - Fewer vertebral fractures and fewer other typical fractures in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis at high ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2020
Lower prices and greater patient access — lessons from Germany’s drug purchasing structure
3 June 2020 - The German system for determining drug prices features collective negotiations on the part of competing health plans. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jun 2020
Ribociclib succinate in breast cancer: added benefit for certain post-menopausal women
2 June 2020 - Re-valuations after the expiry of the time limit new data cuts confirm advantages and disadvantages ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2020
Belimumab in active systemic lupus erythematosus: additional benefit for children and adolescents
14 May 2020 - Addendum with a new summary; subsequent information enables the benefits to be assessed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Apr 2020
Bayer donates 8 million chloroquine tablets to the German Federal Government
14 April 2020 - Additional donations of chloroquine sent to governments in numerous other countries. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Mar 2020
Determinants of orphan drug prices in Germany
21 March 2020 - Legislation introduced in 2011 in Germany has instituted an early benefit assessment of newly licensed pharmaceuticals with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2020
Registry-data – of sufficient quality – are suitable for the extended benefit assessment of drugs
24 January 2020 - Rapid report shows how routine practice data should be collected and processed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2020
Asfotase alfa in hypophosphatasia in children and adolescents: survival advantage for small children
15 January 2020 - Weak evidence does not allow a specific statement to be made about the extent of the added ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2020
Larotrectinib in tumours with NTRK gene fusion: data are not yet sufficient for derivation of an added benefit
15 January 2020 - First assessment of a histology-independent drug/studies without control arms. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2019
Pembrolizumab in metastatic NSCLC: now added benefit for subpopulations
19 September 2019 - After a methodological uncertainty has been resolved, analyses on overall survival are now usable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2019
Germany may have the answer for reducing drug prices
11 September 2019 - American lawmakers attempting to stem spiraling drug costs might find inspiration in Germany, where the government’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2019
Dacomitinib in advanced lung cancer: variety of disadvantages lifts survival advantage
1 August 2019 - Prolonged survival is sometimes accompanied by severe side effects, symptom and quality of life deterioration ...