All Pharmacovigilance and safety oversight articles – Page 24
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NewsEuropean regulatory perspective on nitrosamine mitigation strategies
With nitrite concentration in excipients being a key risk factor in nitrosamine drug substance related impurities (NDSRI) formation, there is opportunity to implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs), EMA experts say.
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NewsRoche subcutaneous cancer immunotherapy granted MHRA approval
The first subcutaneous anti-PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy available to patients in Great Britain on the NHS reduces treatment time to under ten minutes.
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NewssiRNA therapy shows long-term potential in lowering LDL-C
New data presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023, showed Novartis’ Leqvio® (inclisiran) provided an approximate 49 percent reduction in LDL cholesterol beyond six years of clinical observation.
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NewsPharmaceutical migration study sampling procedure reported
A study incorporating new methodologies has described a stratified sampling procedure used for analyte response evaluation in pharmaceutical migration studies.
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NewsRevised Annex 1 now effective
The much-anticipated Annex 1 revision is finally operational; manufacturers in the EU must be compliant with the GMP guideline updates when manufacturing sterile medicinal products.
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NewsNew Parkinson’s drug formulation “nearly doubles” exposure
Inhibikase Therapeutics’ new drug tablet formulation could potentially facilitate a lower dose of its Parkinson's drug candidate for it to reach therapeutic efficacy.
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NewsGSK shingles vaccine achieves 100 percent efficacy in China trial
In the first-ever efficacy trial of GSK’s Shingrix in China, no cases of shingles (herpes zoster) were reported after administration of the vaccine, new data shows.
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NewsProposed non-animal derived reagent Chapter published
USP’s proposed new Chapter , which offers additional information on Bacterial Endotoxins Tests (BETs) using non-animal derived reagents, has been published as a General Announcement in advance of public consultation.
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NewsEli Lilly therapeutic shows potential in thyroid cancer
The first randomised trial comparing efficacy of a highly selective RET-kinase inhibitor with multikinase inhibitors (MKIs) in advanced medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) has delivered promising results.
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NewsPfizer maternal RSV vaccine approved
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised an RSV vaccine for pregnant individuals, which in one study, reduced the risk of severe LRTD by 81.8 percent within 90 days after birth.
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NewsAbbVie gains EU migraine treatment approval
The first once-per-day oral CGRP receptor antagonist gepant treatment has been approved in the EU as a preventative treatment for both chronic and episodic migraines.
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NewsSandoz to file for approval of aflibercept biosimilar
Sandoz intends to seek regulatory approval for its aflibercept biosimilar in the US and EU in the coming months.
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NewsUK approval for Pompe Disease therapy
The MHRA has granted marketing authorisation for a two-component therapy for adults with late-onset Pompe Disease, a rare disorder.
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NewsFDA approval for Janssen’s prostate cancer treatment
The US FDA approval of Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate) is based on positive results from the Phase III MAGNITUDE study.
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ArticleATRAG formulations for lung disease
Carl-Johan Dalsgaard, CEO of Vicore Pharma speaks to EPR about clinical trials of C21, an angiotensin II type 2 receptor agonist developed to treat rare lung diseases – and the first ever ATRAG to reach clinical-stage development.
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NewsEuropean Commission revokes marketing authorisation for Novartis’ crizanlizumab
Novartis will remove its sickle cell medicine crizanlizumab from the EU/EEA market following a European Commission decision.
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NewsMultiple myeloma bispecific antibody granted accelerated approval
Accelerated US approval of a first-in-class bispecific antibody (BsAb) therapy offers a new option for a difficult-to-treat blood cancer.
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NewsFDA warning letters highlight CAPA concerns
Several FDA warning letters distributed to pharmaceutical manufacturers in 2023 have warned of numerous corrective and preventive action (CAPA) compliance concerns.
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NewsWill Novartis provide new oral option for chronic hives?
If approved, Novartis’ remibrutinib has potential to be the first of a new class of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) treatment in a decade.
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NewsAstraZeneca’s tezepelumab and dapagliflozin accepted for use in Scotland
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)’s acceptance means eligible patients across the UK can now benefit from AstraZeneca's Tezspire (tezepelumab) for severe asthma and Forxiga (dapagliflozin) for chronic heart failure.