Guidance for medicine packaging under Windsor Framework
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released guidance to support implementation of new requirements for medicine packaging in 2025 under the Windsor Framework.
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European regulatory perspective on nitrosamine mitigation strategies
With nitrite concentration in excipients being a key risk factor in nitrosamine drug substance related impurities (NDSRI) formation, there is opportunity to implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs), EMA experts say.
Roche subcutaneous cancer immunotherapy granted MHRA approval
The first subcutaneous anti-PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy available to patients in Great Britain on the NHS reduces treatment time to under ten minutes.
siRNA therapy shows long-term potential in lowering LDL-C
New data presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023, showed Novartis’ Leqvio® (inclisiran) provided an approximate 49 percent reduction in LDL cholesterol beyond six years of clinical observation.
Pharmaceutical migration study sampling procedure reported
A study incorporating new methodologies has described a stratified sampling procedure used for analyte response evaluation in pharmaceutical migration studies.
Revised Annex 1 now effective
The much-anticipated Annex 1 revision is finally operational; manufacturers in the EU must be compliant with the GMP guideline updates when manufacturing sterile medicinal products.
FDA grants first approval for multiple sclerosis biosimilar
Sandoz’s Tyruko (natalizumab-sztn) is now the first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved biosimilar to Tysabri (natalizumab) injection for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
New Parkinson’s drug formulation “nearly doubles” exposure
Inhibikase Therapeutics’ new drug tablet formulation could potentially facilitate a lower dose of its Parkinson's drug candidate for it to reach therapeutic efficacy.
GSK shingles vaccine achieves 100 percent efficacy in China trial
In the first-ever efficacy trial of GSK’s Shingrix in China, no cases of shingles (herpes zoster) were reported after administration of the vaccine, new data shows.
Proposed non-animal derived reagent Chapter published
USP’s proposed new Chapter < 86 >, which offers additional information on Bacterial Endotoxins Tests (BETs) using non-animal derived reagents, has been published as a General Announcement in advance of public consultation.
Eli Lilly therapeutic shows potential in thyroid cancer
The first randomised trial comparing efficacy of a highly selective RET-kinase inhibitor with multikinase inhibitors (MKIs) in advanced medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) has delivered promising results.
AI/ML to drive bioprocess containers market
The biopharma industry will see more customisation in the design of bioprocess containers in the next five years, a market report has predicted.
Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine approved
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised an RSV vaccine for pregnant individuals, which in one study, reduced the risk of severe LRTD by 81.8 percent within 90 days after birth.
UK medicines manufacturing to get innovation boost
A multi-million investment is set to enhance UK medicines manufacturing in three key areas: intracellular drug delivery, digitalisation and automation and nucleic acid medicines.
Global RNA therapy clinical trials market to reach $3.5 billion by 2030
Research states that the rising success rate of RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines and demand for personalised medicines is driving the global RNA therapy clinical trials market.
