Europe – Accelerating stakeholder collaboration to enhance the clinical trials environment in the EU
The Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU (ACT EU) initiative has established a multi-stakeholder platform (MSP) aimed at improving the environment for clinical trials across the European Union (EU). ACT...
UK – New treatment option available today for womb cancer
540 adults will have access to Dostarlimab (also called Jemperli and made by GSK). Dostarlimab is a monoclonal antibody and helps the immune system...
Europe – EU pharmaceutical policy: MEPs support comprehensive reform
On Tuesday, the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee adopted its position on the new directive (66 votes in favour, two against and...
Europe – European Parliament committee proposes changes to pharma legislation
The European Parliament’s health committee is set to debate and vote on changes to the proposed pharmaceutical legislation on 19 March, including provisions that...
Europe – EU regulators and industry clash on pharmaceutical reform package
European Union officials said a proposal to reform the EU pharmaceutical legislation will go a long way towards providing equal access to new medicines,...
Europe – Commission proposes new measures for the better lifecycle management of medicine authorisations
The Commission has proposed to amend the variation legislation for medicines, to make the lifecycle management of medicines more efficient and better adapted to the...
Europe – Procedural advice for orphan medicinal product designation
The legislation on orphan medicinal products, Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council, was adopted on 16 December 1999...
Europe – European Commission proposes framework for joint clinical assessments
The European Commission has proposed a framework for joint clinical assessments (JCA) as part of its effort to implement the EU health technology assessment...
UK – UK’s MHRA approves first drug under international recognition procedure
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recently approved Amgen’s bone cancer drug Xgeva (denosumab), the first drug submitted through the international...
Europe – Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 4-7 March 2024
EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) concluded that there was insufficient evidence to establish a causal association between the COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty and Spikevax and cases of...
