Supply chain and drug pricing reform required to lower US healthcare costs
Price caps and government regulations will not lower US healthcare costs, instead supply chain and drug pricing reforms are required, says a brief by medical economist.
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Nanoparticle gene therapy drug delivery for paediatric brain cancer tested in mice
A study has shown that PBAE nanoparticles could replace viral vectors in gene therapies and provide a safe treatment option for paediatric brain cancer patients.
NICE argue for more histology-independent cancer drug evidence
Staff at NICE have co-authored a paper which suggests that new, histology-independent cancer treatments require more clinical evidence before approval recommendation by the institution.
FDA announces one nizatidine and two ranitidine voluntary recalls
Mylan, Appco Pharma and Denton Pharma are voluntarily recalling nizatidine and ranitidine products due to potential unacceptable levels of NDMA.
LogiPharma announces preliminary speaker lineup and agenda
Preliminary agenda and speakers announced for LogiPharma, The World’s Leading Pharma Supply Chain Event (21 – 23 April) 2020.
Cancer immunotherapy market to hit $115bn by 2023, says report
New research analysis has predicted that immunotherapy will become the oncology treatment of choice, with the market reaching $115 billion by 2023.
The Advance Value Framework: evaluating the benefits of novel medicines
Researchers have proven their methodology for drug benefit evaluation to be effective as a decision support tool in a study with several European drug evaluation bodies.
Project to investigate environmental impact of pills in Scotland
A new collaborative project has been initiated to identify the impact that pills can have on Scotland's environment from waste water.
MHRA approves cerebral palsy spasticity drug to treat children
Dysport®, a therapy for spasticity in cerebral palsy patients has been granted a license update to treat children aged two years and older.
Top five pharma companies saw overall decline in Q3 2019
Research has found that the top five pharmaceutical companies averaged a Market Capitalisation decline of five percent in Q3 of 2019.
Acute myeloid leukemia treatment receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation
Orphan drug designation has been approved by the FDA for PRGN-3006 UltraCAR-T™ for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Internally-developed vaccines reportedly approved in China
According to a recent article, China has approved a number of home-grown vaccines, offering alternatives to global drugmakers' products.
Astellas has announced its acquisition of Xyphos for $665m
Xyphos Biosciences will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Astellas Pharma following an acquisition made by the latter company.
Funding for AI in drug development, clinical trials and information synthesis hits $5.2bn
A study has suggested that while funding for artificial intelligence in pharma was $5.2bn in 2019, overall investment is slowing.
FDA announces new centre to improve compounded drug quality
A new centre has been established by the FDA that will allow the agency to improve the quality and safety of compounded drugs by providing educational programmes to outsourcing facilities.
