Cancer inhibitors scrapped from basic insurance for some users

18 June 2025 - National health care institute Zorginstituut Nederland has scrapped several cancer inhibiting drugs from the basic health ...

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Four dose Mounjaro “KwikPen” approved by MHRA for diabetes and weight management

25 January 2024 - The new presentation of Mounjaro gives four doses for once a week treatment over a month. ...

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Outcomes from the December 2023 PBAC intracycle meeting

25 January 2024 - The outcomes from the December 2023 PBAC intracycle meeting are now available. ...

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Liquidia provides update on new drug application for Yutrepia (treprostinil) inhalation powder

25 January 2024 - Liquidia announced today that the US FDA provided an update on its review of the new drug ...

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Dupixent (dupilumab) FDA approved as first and only treatment indicated for children aged 1 year and older with eosinophilic oesophagitis

25 January 2024 - Approval based on Phase 3 EoE KIDS trial showing a greater proportion of children taking Dupixent achieved ...

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Bristol Myers Squibb receives positive CHMP opinion for CAR T-cell therapy Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) in earlier lines of therapy for triple class exposed relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma

26 January 2024 - Recommendation for approval based on Phase 3 KarMMa-3 study in which Abecma demonstrated superiority over standard regimens, ...

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CHMP issues negative opinion for renewal of conditional marketing authorisation for Translarna (ataluren) following re-examination procedure

25 January 2024 - PTC Therapeutics announced today that the CHMP of the EMA issued a negative opinion following the re-examination ...

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Theratechnologies receives complete response letter from the FDA for the F8 formulation of tesamorelin sBLA

24 January 2024 - FDA requesting clarifications around chemistry, manufacturing and controls and additional information related to immunogenicity. ...

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European Medicines Agency validates type II variation application for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for first-line treatment of advanced bladder cancer

26 January 2024 - Pivotal trial found the enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab combination significantly extended overall and progression-free survival. ...

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PHARMAC joins global health technology assessment network

25 January 2024 - PHARMAC has joined the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) - a network ...

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Health Canada approves Otsuka and Lundbeck's Rexulti (brexpiprazole) for the symptomatic management of agitation associated with Alzheimer's dementia

24 January 2024 - Otsuka Pharmaceutical Canada and Lundbeck Canada announce that Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance ...

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Hospital prices for physician administered drugs for patients with private insurance

25 January 2024 - In this study, we used 2020–2021 national Blue Cross Blue Shield claims data regarding patients in the ...

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FDA's ISTAND Pilot Program accepts submission of first artificial intelligence based and digital health technology for neuroscience

23 January 2024 - FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research recently accepted a ...

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US FDA seeks 'boxed warning' for CAR-T cancer therapies

22 January 2024 - The US health regulator on Monday asked a host of drug makers, including Gilead Sciences, Johnson ...

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UroGen initiates submission of a rolling NDA to the FDA for UGN-102

24 January 2024 - UroGen Pharma today announced the submission of the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls section of the new drug ...

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Heron Therapeutics announces FDA approval of Zynrelef indication expansion to include additional orthopaedic and soft tissue procedures

23 January 2024 - Expanded indication for Zynrelef now covers approximately 13 million procedures annually. ...

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