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Guidance for industry to prevent and mitigate medicine shortages
17 May 2023 - EMA has published recommendations for industry on good practices to ensure continuity in the supply of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2023
Publication of EMA Annual Report 2022
15 May 2023 - EMA published its annual report 2022 today. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2023
EMA and European medicines regulatory network lift COVID-19 business continuity status
10 May 2023 - EMA and the European medicines regulatory network are lifting their respective COVID-19 business continuity measures after successfully ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2023
Servier receives European Commission approval of Tibsovo (ivosidenib tablets) in IDH1 mutated acute myeloid leukaemia and IDH1 mutated cholangiocarcinoma
10 May 2023 - Marketing Authorization granted for Tibsovo as the first and only approved IDH1 targeted therapy in Europe. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2023
Ultomiris approved in the EU for adults with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
10 May 2023 - Ultomiris transforms the treatment landscape for anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder patients, with potential to eliminate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2023
Reforming EU and national orphan drug regulations to improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases
9 May 2023 - In Europe, the number of approvals for new drugs targeting rare diseases (orphan drugs) has risen ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2023
Chiesi Global Rare Diseases and Protalix BioTherapeutics announce European Commission authorisation of PRX-102 (pegunigalsidase alfa) for the treatment of Fabry disease
5 May 2023 - PEGylated enzyme replacement therapy designed to provide a long half-life. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2023
Statement from Emer Cooke on the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency
9 May 2023 - On Friday, the WHO Director General declared an end to the Public Health Emergency of International Concern ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 May 2023
CHMP adopts positive opinion recommending Hepcludex (bulevirtide) for full marketing authorization for the treatment of hepatitis delta virus
4 May 2023 - If granted by the European Commission, Hepcludex will become the only approved treatment for HDV in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2023
Gene therapies are still hampered by substantial delays between approval and launch
3 May 2023 - Gene therapies hold promise for treating a wide range of diseases. Innovative companies such as bluebird bio ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2023
Bristol Myers Squibb receives European Commission approval for CAR T cell therapy Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel) for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after one prior therapy
3 May 2023 - Approval of Breyanzi based on the pivotal Phase 3 TRANSFORM trial, in which Breyanzi significantly improved ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2023
US FDA accepts for priority review supplemental biologics license application and EMA validates application for Reblozyl (luspatercept-aamt) as first-line treatment of anaemia in adults with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
1 May 2023 - Applications based on results from Phase 3 COMMANDS study in which first-in-class Reblozyl demonstrated a highly statistically ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Apr 2023
CHMP issues positive opinion for futibatinib for the treatment of adults with cholangiocarcinoma
27 April 2023 - Taiho Pharmaceutical announced today that the EMA's CHMP has issued a positive opinion recommending the conditional ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2023
UCB receives positive CHMP opinions for bimekizumab for the treatment of adults with psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis in the European Union
27 April 2023 - Positive CHMP opinions are supported by data from four Phase 3 studies that evaluated bimekizumab in active ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2023
Novartis Cosentyx gains positive CHMP opinion for hidradenitis suppurativa
26 April 2023 - Positive opinion paves way for first new treatment option in hidradenitis suppurativa in nearly a decade. ...