Switzerland’s drug approval process lags behind Europe

24 July 2024 - According to a recent study, medicines are approved on average 249 days later in Switzerland than by ...

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Project Orbis: quicker access to promising cancer treatments

29 May 2024 - Scientific analysis confirms successful Swissmedic participation in international initiative to expedite access to innovative cancer drugs. ...

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Effect of Project Orbis participation by the Swiss regulator on submission gaps, review times, and drug approval decisions between 2020 and 2022: a comparative analysis

13 May 2024 - Expedited market access for novel and efficacious drugs is warranted for patients. Since 2020, Swissmedic (The Swiss ...

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Swiss drug review times trail FDA and EMA, increased due to COVID

21 August 2023 - While lagging other regulators in bringing new drugs to market, Swiss regulators say their review times ...

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Swissmedic approval times slow down

20 August 2020 - Swissmedic took 4% longer to process each new application for a new active substance (NA NAS) ...

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FDA approves drugs before EMA and Swissmedic, comparison finds

23 February 2018 - From 2007 to 2016, the US FDA approved more new drugs and biologics first than its ...

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