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Amneal announces approval of rivastigmine transdermal system
14 January 2019 - Amneal Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has received FDA approval for a generic version of Exelon Patch ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2019
Challenges of non-intention-to-treat analyses
15 January 2019 - Over the past 5 decades, the randomised clinical trial has become the gold standard for evaluation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
Nabriva Therapeutics provides update on PDUFA date for intravenous Contepo
14 January 2019 - PDUFA action date now set for 30 April 2019. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
Valeo Pharma and Zambon announce the approval of Onstryv (safinamide) for Canada
15 January 2019 - New treatment option for estimated 100,000 Canadians living with Parkinson's disease. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
Health Canada restricts Allergan's Esmya
15 January 2019 - Health Canada has placed restrictions on Allergan's uterine fibroid treatment Esmya, after discovering a possible link ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
BeiGene receives U.S. FDA breakthrough therapy designation for zanubrutinib in mantle cell lymphoma
14 January 2019 - BeiGene today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation for its investigational Bruton’s tyrosine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
If the shutdown drags on at FDA, it will put anticipated new treatments in jeopardy
14 January 2019 - The government shutdown could soon jeopardise highly anticipated new drugs from Janssen, Sanofi, and Novartis for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
How a 'regulatory dead zone' may be holding up copycat insulin
14 January 2019 - The insulin market has increasingly attracted scrutiny from politicians, regulators and patient groups, as prices ramp ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
Statement from FDA Commissioner and Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research on new policies to advance development of safe and effective cell and gene therapies
15 January 2019 - The FDA is witnessing a surge of cell and gene therapy products entering early development, evidenced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
Approval for Seqirus flu vaccine
15 January 2019 - Seqirus has announced European approval of its new cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
FDA approves expanded use of Adacel (Tdap) vaccine for repeat vaccination
14 January 2019 - First and only vaccine approved in the U.S. for repeat vaccination 8 years or more after the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
Exelixis announces U.S. FDA approval of Cabometyx (cabozantinib) tablets for previously treated hepatocellular carcinoma
14 January 2019 - Approval based on statistically significant and clinically meaningful overall survival benefit demonstrated in the CELESTIAL phase 3 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jan 2019
Health Canada approves Xtandi (enzalutamide) - the first and only oral treatment for men with non-metastatic and metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
14 January 2019 - Astellas today announced that Health Canada approved an expanded indication for enzalutamide, an androgen receptor inhibitor for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2019
European Commission approves Opdivo (nivolumab) plus low-dose Yervoy (ipilimumab) for first-line treatment of patients with intermediate- and poor-risk advanced renal cell carcinoma
14 January 2019 - Approval based on results from Phase 3 CheckMate-214 trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2019
Samsung faces resistance from big pharma in the U.S.
11 January 2019 - Incumbent biologic drug makers use rebates and exclusive contracts to fend off competition from new entrants. ...