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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, Oct 2021
EMA's drug safety committee (PRAC) assessed risks with COVID-19 vaccines and identified no risk of death with Imbruvica and ACE inhibitors.
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CHMP recommends COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax booster dose
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)'s human medicines committee (CHMP) concludes that a booster dose of Spikevax can be administered in adults aged 18 or over.
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D&I: What health companies should be doing post-pandemic
Luke Robinson from Included highlights the impact of diversity and inclusion issues in the pharma industry, reflecting on the benefits to be gained from fundamental engagement with them.
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Co-creating solutions that advance global health innovation – IFPMA’s role
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered and continues to shape our lives. Here, Thomas B Cueni, Director General of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), gives insight into how the pandemic gave impetus to the organisation’s manifesto to innovate and save lives.
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CHMP initiates rolling review of molnupiravir for COVID-19
The European Medicines Agency's human medicines committee (CHMP) begins its rolling review of the investigational oral antiviral molnupiravir.
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Comirnaty® booster dose displays high efficacy in Phase III study
The vaccine showed a relative vaccine efficacy of 95.6 percent and is the first efficacy results from a COVID-19 vaccine booster trial.
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Heterologous COVID-19 booster doses show 68 percent effectiveness
A Swedish study found that heterologous Vaxzevria and mRNA prime-boost vaccination is effective against COVID-19.
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EPR Podcast Episode 4 – UV/Vis in mRNA vaccine QC with Dr Hans-Joachim Muhr, Mettler Toledo
Join Mettler Toledo's Dr Hans-Joachim Muhr as he explains the key quality considerations for mRNA vaccines and why UV/Vis spectrophotometry should be applied in their QA/QC.
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Smart use of off-patent medicines critical for post-COVID healthcare
2021 Medicines for Europe-IGBA conference speakers assert that off-patent medicines will be crucial to rebuild healthcare post-COVID-19.
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Influenza vaccine with COVID-19 booster shot shows positive results
Sanofi’s Fluzone® with Moderna’s COVID-19 mRNA investigational booster dose showed an immunogenicity response similar to individual doses.
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AZD7442 antibody combination reduces COVID-19 risk by 50 percent
AZD7442 is the first long acting antibody (LAAB) combination shown to prevent and treat severe COVID-19 infection in Phase III trial.
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Moderna’s mRNA facility in Africa to manufacture 500 million vaccine doses
Moderna will build an mRNA facility in Africa to manufacture 500 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine and other products per year.
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Opaganib reduces COVID-19 mortality by 62 percent in Phase II/III study
Opaganib is the first oral pill-based therapy to significantly reduce mortality outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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COVID-19 vaccines will require outsourced manufacturing, says report
The pharma industry will need to outsource manufacturing for COVID-19 vaccine doses for booster doses and children, reports GlobalData.
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EMA approve Comirnaty®and Spikevax booster doses
The EMA concludes that booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty and Spikevax can be given to people with severely weakened immune systems.
