Registration of NCEs by the TGA - September 2015

Australian Government

1 October 2015  - The TGA registered three new medicines in September 2015. Summary information on the registration of these medicines in Australia, the US and the European Union is provided in the table below.

Medicine (generic name) Nintedanib esylate Atazanavir sulphate with cobicistat Darunavir ethanolate with cobicistat
Medicine (brand name) Ofef/Vargatef Evotaz Prescobix
Sponsor Boehringer Ingelheim Bristol-Myers Squibb Janssen-Cilag
Disease/condition Non small-cell lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis HIV infection HIV infection
Orphan drug (TGA) No No No
Date of TGA approval 1 September 2015 23 September 2015 24 September 2015
Date of FDA approval Not registered, 2 January 2015 29 January 2015 29 January 2015
Date of EC approval 21 November 2014, 15 January 2015 21 May 2015 19 November 2014
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