Fast Track Designation granted to decompensated heart failure treatment
The US FDA has granted Fast Track Designation to APD418, which is in development as treatment for decompensated heart failure patients.
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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.
Using embryonic stem cells from frogs, scientists have created living robots; called xenobots, these organisms are able to heal after injury and could be the future of drug delivery.
A survey has found that a large portion of healthcare organisations in the UK experienced cyber-security incidents last year, which were mostly due to employees sharing data.
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.
A study suggests the global neoantigen cancer vaccine market will grow exponentially due to expected drug launches, new technology reducing costs and currently unmet needs of the market.
The US FDA has announced a warning to healthcare professionals and patients that the weight management drug Belviq may be a cause of cancer.
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.
On recommendations by an independent committee, AstraZeneca will close its STRENGTH trial for Epanova, which has shown low likelihood of being beneficial to patients with mixed dyslipidaemia.
A new ‘green plastic’ alternative that degrades in 10 years has been created, which can be used in the pharmaceutical packaging industry.
The US state of Oklahoma has agreed to a settlement from Endo International after an investigation into its role in the opioid abuse crisis.