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CHMP recommends label update for Esbriet in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, strengthening mortality benefit and reinforcing safety profile

27 October 2014 | By Roche

Roche announced that Esbriet® (pirfenidone) has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for an update to its European prescribing information, strengthening the efficacy claims and supporting the well-established safety profile based on the additional data from the phase III ASCEND trial...

Europe approves novel Australian drug developed for rare sun disease

27 October 2014 | By Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited

The first new pharmaceutical drug invented and developed for an untreated disorder by any Australian company has received regulatory approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). SCENESSE® (afamelanotide 16mg) treats the debilitating genetic disorder porphyria (EPP), or absolute intolerance to sunlight...

Data presented at the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Congress show Palonosetron is a valuable option for treating pediatric patients receiving moderately to highly emetogenic chemotherapy

24 October 2014 | By Helsinn Group

Helsinn Group, the company focused on building quality cancer care, present data at the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) congress establishing that palonosetron, at a dose 20 μg/kg, is a valuable and efficacious treatment option for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in pediatric patients up to 17 years of…

£230 million for technologies to revolutionise research into disease

23 October 2014 | By MRC Press Office

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced that a partnership led by the Medical Research Council will invest over £230 million in a range of revolutionary technologies aimed at identifying the causes of diseases such as cancer and dementia, and dramatically speeding up diagnosis and treatment...