EMA human medicines committee (CHMP) highlights, September 2022
In its latest meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended 12 medicines for approval, including those for rare diseases, osteoporosis and cancer.
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In its latest meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended 12 medicines for approval, including those for rare diseases, osteoporosis and cancer.
Evusheld becomes first and only long-acting antibody combination available for both prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in Europe.
AstraZeneca's Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) provided clinically and statistically significant protection against progression to severe COVID-19 over placebo.
Phase III trial shows Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) significantly reduces the risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 in vulnerable populations.
The March meeting saw the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommend five medications for approval including a multiple myeloma gene therapy.
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reported that Evusheld, developed by AstraZeneca, has been granted approval to help protect against the effects of COVID-19.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorisation for AstraZeneca’s Evusheld for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19.