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NICE has recommended olaparib tablets (Lynparza, AstraZeneca) for adults with relapsed platinum-sensitive ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.
Professor Trevor Jones, CBE, FMedSci is the new chairman of EMCA, a body that seeks to advocate for evidence-based policy and improving supply and manufacture of quality medicinal cannabis.
The EMA was a proactive force in 2019, granting marketing authorisation for a range of drugs. This article highlights some of the most important advancements made by the agency last year.
The US FDA has granted Fast Track Designation to APD418, which is in development as treatment for decompensated heart failure patients.
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has said that medicine shortages may negatively impact patient care and deserves serious action.
NICE has asked for more information on Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for untreated metastatic or unresectable recurrent squamous cell head and neck cancer due to uncertainty over clinical trial evidence.
The report reveals practical regulatory reforms that could move the globe closer to the UN’s goal of achieving universal health coverage by 2030.
An inspection at a manufacturing facility belonging to Health Pharma has revealed breaches of cGMP regulations, causing the FDA to send a warning letter.
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (#MHLW) has granted marketing approval for Dovato, a treatment for HIV-1 infection.
Jasper Ojela, a registered pharmacist who admitted to supplying the black market with drugs including cancer medications, has been given a 28-month prison sentence.
The NICE committee has made palbociclib with fulvestrant available on the Cancer Drug Fund for patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer.
The US state of Oklahoma has agreed to a settlement from Endo International after an investigation into its role in the opioid abuse crisis.
According to new research, M&As within the life science industry reached a high last year and is expected to continue its growth in 2020.
The US FDA has granted avatrombopag (Doptelet) ODD as around 10 percent of US cancer patients per year experience chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) with no available treatment.
Keytruda is the first anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody therapy approved for patients with BCG-unresponsive, high-risk, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
