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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2024
Voydeya approved in Canada as add-on therapy to ravulizumab or eculizumab for adults with the rare disease PNH who have residual haemolytic anaemia due to extravascular haemolysis
23 July 2024 - ALPHA Phase 3 trial showed first in class, oral, factor D inhibitor as add-on to Ultomiris ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2024
Zilbrysq (zilucoplan injection) now approved for adults with generalised myasthenia gravis in Canada
17 July 2024 - Health Canada's approval is supported by the pivotal Phase 3 RAISE study in generalised myasthenia gravis in adult ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2024
Health Canada authorizes Alecensaro (alectinib) as the first and only adjuvant treatment for people with ALK positive early stage lung cancer
16 July 2024 - Alecensaro reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by 76% in people with ALK positive resected ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2024
Doug Ford wants Canada to approve drugs faster. Is that possible?
15 July 2024 - Talk of the delay in drugs is top of mind for Ford, who arrived in Nova Scotia ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2024
Health Canada grants marketing authorisation for Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) for people with cystic fibrosis aged 2 years and older with certain rare mutations
15 July 2024 - Approximately 200 people with certain rare CF mutations are now eligible for Trikafta. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2024
Health Canada approves Tagrisso with the addition of chemotherapy for patients with EGFR mutated advanced lung cancer
12 July 2024 - Approval based on FLAURA2 results, which showed Tagrisso plus chemotherapy extended median progression-free survival by nearly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2024
Health Canada authorises Rybrevant (amivantamab) in combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed as the only targeted first-line treatment approved for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations
3 July 2024 - Phase 3 PAPILLON study showed Rybrevant in combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed significantly improved progression-free survival, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2024
Kye Pharmaceuticals announces the availability of Quillivant ER chewable tablets for the treatment of children with ADHD
2 July 2024 - Quillivant ER chewable tablets are the first and only extended release chewable methylphenidate tablets approved in Canada. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2024
Health Canada authorizes Lilly's Ebglyss (lebrikizumab) for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in adults and adolescents 12 years and older
25 June 2024 - Patients treated with Ebglyss experienced significant skin clearance and itch relief as early as 4 weeks. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2024
Awiqli - world's first once-weekly basal insulin - now available in Canada
17 June 2024 - Novo Nordisk is pleased to announce Canada will be the first country worldwide to launch Awiqli (insulin ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2024
Adtralza (tralokinumab) pre-filled pen now available in Canada
12 June 2024 - The single-use 2 mL pre-filled pen is an additional injection choice for administering Adtralza for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2024
Health Canada approves Cosentyx, a biologic therapy, for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa
22 May 2024 - Approval is based on the two largest Phase 3 trials conducted in hidradenitis suppurativa – SUNSHINE and SUNRISE ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2024
ViiV Healthcare announces Health Canada approval for Apretude (cabotegravir tablets and extended release injectable suspension) for pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV
13 May 2024 - The latest Canadian surveillance data shows that there were 1,833 new HIV diagnoses in 2022, a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2024
Health Canada approves Keytruda for adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract carcinoma, in combination with gemcitabine-based chemotherapy
9 May 2024 - Approval is based on the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-966 Trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2024
Qulipta (atogepant) now approved by Health Canada for the preventive treatment of chronic migraine in adults
8 May 2024 - Approval was based on a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial that demonstrated statistically significant reduction from baseline ...