Drug price reduction could have no impact on future approvals, study finds16 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)New research shows that drug price reductions under the US's H.R. 3 policy could have no impact on innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.
Low-cost plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine to be developed for developing countries16 August 2021 | By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)Researchers are developing a low-cost plant virus based COVID-19 vaccine to be produced in Botswana for pandemic prevention in developing countries.
FDA approves TicoVac™ tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine16 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)The FDA has approved Ticovac, a tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine, for people aged one year and older when travelling to TBE endemic areas.
FDA approve a new indication for Xywav to treat chronic sleep disorder16 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)The FDA have granted a first of its kind indication for Xywav for the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) in adults.
Lebrikizumab displays 75 percent skin clearance in dermatitis patients16 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)Lebrikizumab achieved at least 75 percent skin clearance in more than half of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), shows Phase III study.
New NICE draft guidance recommends abemaciclib for breast cancer13 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)NICE has published draft guidance recommending Eli Lilly's twice-daily pill abemaciclib for advanced HER2-negative breast cancer.
FDA allows additional COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised13 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)The FDA has authorised an additional dose of COVID-19 Vaccines Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna in certain immunocompromised patients.
Moderna announces $6.3 billion in H1 revenues13 August 2021 | By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)With sales of its COVID-19 vaccine accounting for $5.9 billion in revenue, Moderna reports H1 revenue 84-fold higher than in 2020.
Advances in technology and manufacturing to promote plant-produced therapeutics uptake13 August 2021 | By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)Experts suggest investing in plant-based manufacturing systems could reduce costs and help scale up therapeutic protein manufacturing.
MHRA approves Epidyolex® (cannabidiol) for TSC seizure treatment12 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)GW Pharmaceuticals received approval for Epidyolex®(cannabidiol) for the treatment of seizures linked to tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in the UK.
Dissolvable microneedle patch may be the answer to baldness12 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)A newly developed investigational microneedle patch caused mice to regrow hair faster than minoxidil, a leading alopecia treatment.
Third COVID-19 vaccine dose could improve protection in transplant recipients12 August 2021 | By Hannah Balfour (European Pharmaceutical Review)The results from the first COVID-19 vaccine booster trial in transplant recipients show a third dose is safe and highly immunogenic.
Monoclonal antibody prevents malaria in small NIH trial12 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)One dose of a monoclonal antibody developed at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) prevented malaria for up to nine months.
Moderna to bring mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility to Canada11 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)Moderna and the Canadian government are collaborating to build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Canada.
EMA endorses global facilitation of track and trace systems11 August 2021 | By Anna Begley (European Pharmaceutical Review)The European Medicines Agency has endorsed ICMRA recommendations to facilitate the use of track and trace systems for medicinal products at a global level.
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