UK – NHS and local government to roll out world-first vaccine programme to prevent...
Eligible patients, which includes gay and bisexual men who have a recent history of multiple sexual partners or a sexually transmitted infection (STI), will...
Europe – ETF recommends updating COVID-19 vaccines to target new LP.8.1 variant
EMA’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) has recommended updating COVID-19 vaccines to target the new SARS-CoV-2 variant LP.8.1 for the 2025/2026 vaccination campaign.
LP.8.1 differs from the JN.1...
UK – MHRA approves first UK treatment for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (12 May 2025) approved rADAMTS13 (ADZYNMA), the first UK treatment to treat congenital thrombotic...
Europe – EMA proposes to incorporate Annex 1 in GMP guide for ATMPs
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) plans to release a draft guideline that will integrate Annex 1 into Part IV of the Guidelines on Good...
Switzerland – Swissmedic mandates nitrosamine risk assessments in some applications
The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) has updated guidance on nitrosamines to clarify when new authorization applications must include a risk assessment.
Swissmedic added...
Europe – Product Management Service (PMS) – Implementation of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)...
This document provides detailed guidance on the data elements and associated business rules applicable to:
• the submission of information of authorised medicinal products...
Europe – Leveraging the power of data for public and animal health
EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published a joint workplan "Data and AI in medicines regulation to 2028". It sets out how the European...
UK – MHRA approves teprotumumab as the first UK treatment for adults with moderate...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today, 7 May 2025, approved teprotumumab (Tepezza). This is the first medicine to be licensed...
Europe – EMA starts review of Ixchiq (live attenuated chikungunya vaccine)
EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) has started a review of Ixchiq (a live attenuated chikungunya vaccine) following reports of serious adverse events in elderly people.
Many of the...
UK – NHS rolls out 5-minute ‘super-jab’ for 15 cancers
The health service is rolling out an injectable form of immunotherapy, nivolumab, which means patients can receive their fortnightly or monthly treatment in 5...
