Innovation Pharmaceuticals’ brilacidin for the treatment of COVID-19 receives FDA fast track designation

14 January 2021 - Innovation Pharmaceuticals is pleased to announce that the U.S. FDA has designated as a fast track development ...

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FDA veteran Woodcock being considered to lead agency under Biden

14 January 2021 - Joshua Sharfstein, former Obama FDA official, also in running. ...

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Novartis ligelizumab (QGE031) receives FDA breakthrough therapy designation for patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria

14 January 2021 - Ligelizumab is the first treatment to receive FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation in chronic spontaneous urticaria in patients ...

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ViiV Healthcare receives EU marketing authorisation for the first-ever dispersible-tablet formulation of dolutegravir, Tivicay, a treatment for children living with HIV in Europe

13 January 2021 - Dolutegravir is the first integrase inhibitor available as a dispersible tablet for children weighing at least 3kg ...

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FDA releases artificial intelligence/machine learning action plan

12 January 2021 - Today, the U.S. FDA released the agency’s first artificial intelligence/machine learning-based software as a Medical Device Action ...

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Workshop on evaluating RWE from observational studies in regulatory decision-making

12 January 2021 - The FDA and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy will hold a virtual workshop focused on ...

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Health Canada approves Imbruvica (ibrutinib) plus rituximab for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

13 January 2021 - Patients aged 70 or younger with previously untreated CLL lived longer without disease progression compared to patients ...

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Amneal launches generic abiraterone acetate 500 mg tablets following ANDA approval by FDA

8 January 2021 - Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced that it has received approval of an additional strength of 500 mg to its ...

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Push for Australia to develop a world-leading coronavirus vaccine

13 January 2021 - Australia could take the lead in a worldwide quest to find a long-term solution to COVID-19, ...

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Cognito Therapeutics receives FDA breakthrough device designation for next-generation digital therapeutic in Alzheimer’s disease

12 January 2021 - Breakthrough designation is based on positive outcomes from clinical studies, and will advance the industry’s first next-generation ...

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Leading BioSciences announces FDA fast track designation granted to LB1148 for the treatment of post-operative gastro-intestinal dysfunction associated with paediatric cardiovascular surgery

13 January 2021 - LBS expects to initiate a pivotal trial in 2021. ...

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Swissmedic authorises COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna for use in Switzerland

12 January 2021 - Swiss Federal Government has secured 7.5 million doses and first deliveries expected to begin in January. ...

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Health Canada approves Onureg (azacitidine tablets), first maintenance therapy for patients in remission from acute myeloid leukaemia

12 January 2021 - Onureg has shown clinically meaningful increase in overall survival for patients. ...

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MorphoSys and Incyte announce acceptance by Health Canada of the new drug submission for tafasitamab

12 January 2021 - MorphoSys and Incyte today announced that Health Canada has accepted the new drug submission for tafasitamab, an ...

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Health Canada approves Lundbeck's Vyepti (eptinezumab)--the first and only intravenous preventive treatment for migraine

12 January 2021 - Lundbeck is pleased to announce that Vyepti (eptinezumab) has been approved by Health Canada for the preventive ...

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