Europe – European Commission grants AstraZeneca three new approvals
The Imfinzi/ Imjudo approvals authorise the combination to be used for the first line treatment of adult patients with advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma...
USA – HHS prioritizing FDA labeling, DTC advertising, and compounded drug rules
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday published a list of regulations its agencies will prioritize over the coming year....
UK – NICE publishes final draft guidance recommending three COVID-19 treatments
This includes those who are immunosuppressed, or who have other conditions such as heart disease, respiratory disease, diabetes or neurological disorders.
The agency’s latest guidance...
USA – Guidance: FDA details ANDA PSG meetings under GDUFA III
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued draft guidance that details its thinking on conducting product-specific guidance (PSG) meetings with generic...
UK – AstraZeneca’s Evusheld not recommended by NICE for COVID-19 prevention
In new draft guidance, NICE explained that there is not enough evidence of Evusheld's effectiveness against current SARS-CoV-2 variants in the UK and those...
France – Les contre-indications à la vaccination contre le Covid-19
Les cas de contre-indication médicale faisant obstacle à la vaccination contre le Covid-19 et permettant la délivrance du certificat de contre-indication permettant de déroger...
Europe – Human medicines: highlights of 2022
In 2022, EMA recommended 89 medicines for marketing authorisation. Of these, 41 had a new active substance which had never been authorised in the European Union (EU)...
USA – Study: One-fifth of recent FDA approved drugs not authorized, reimbursed in other...
More than one-fifth of drugs recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were not approved or recommended for public reimbursement in...
USA – Study: Extrapolation used in more than half of pediatric drug labeling changes
Some form of data extrapolation – either full or partial – was used in making more than 63% of pediatric labeling changes in the...
USA – Top FDA official interested in ‘Project Orbis’ for cell and gene therapies
A top official from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said he wants to see something similar to the agency’s Project Orbis program...
