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International regulators call for multivalent COVID-19 vaccines
Regulators encourage the development of bivalent or multivalent variant COVID-19 vaccines to continue to combat the disease and its variants.
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mRNA COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women, finds EMA review
A review of studies involving 65,000 pregnancies suggests mRNA COVID-19 vaccines do not increase the risk of pregnancy complications.
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, January 2022
The EMA’s pharmacovigilance committee (PRAC) began reviewing terlipressin containing medicines and recommended updates to COVID-19 vaccine safety information.
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Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU (ACT EU) initiative launch
The new ACT EU initiative seeks to transform how clinical trials are initiated, designed and run in the European Union.
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New developments in the pharmaceutical stress testing industry
A team of American scientists report on some recent developments in the realm of pharmaceutical stress testing, or forced degradation, practices relating to solid dosage forms, bringing some valuable clarity for drug developers.
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EMA recommends GSK’s Xevudy for the treatment of COVID-19
The EMA has recommended granting marketing authorisation for the use of Xevudy (sotrovimab) to treat COVID-19 in adults and adolescents.
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Many hands make light work: why the new Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium is a godsend for ambitious biopharma teams
In late October, we learned that an exciting and ambitious new entity – the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC) – had come into being in the US, designed to encourage the delivery of more gene therapies for rare diseases. The consortium is an interesting construct, headed and funded by the…
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Pfizer’s Paxlovid™ can be used for the treatment of COVID-19, says EMA
New European Medicines Agency advice states Paxlovid™ can be used to treat those at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms.
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Gene therapy sustains bleeding control in haemophilia A trial
Giroctocogene fitelparvovec had a mean annualised bleeding rate (ABR) of just 1.4 percent over two years, with no bleeding events in the first year post infusion.
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Developing and delivering live biotherapeutic products
The microbial content of the gut has a well established role in health and disease. In this article, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour explores the development and formulation of live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), an emerging treatment modality that seeks to capitalise on the interaction between the microbiota and host in…
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Less than lifetime limits for N-nitrosamine mutagenic impurities
Here, Dave Elder discusses the determination of less than lifetime (LTL) limits for highly potent N-nitrosamine compounds and how to ensure safety in dosing.
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The research-based industry response to COVID-19; collaboration and innovation
Nathalie Moll, Director General of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) gives her take on the industry response to the pandemic; highlighting the benefits of focused effort and what can be achieved through unified collaboration.
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Bimzelx® receives EC approval for plaque psoriasis treatment
The European Commission (EC) have approved UCB’s Bimzelx (bimekizumab) for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
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Assessing pharma’s readiness for digital product information management
With new EU IDMP guidance now published, how can pharma firms reap the benefits of a digital product information management future? Here, Iperion’s Adnan Jamil explains.
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Forxiga approved in EU for chronic kidney disease treatment
Forxiga’s approval, based on unprecedented Phase III data, is the most significant advancement in chronic kidney disease (CKD) treatment in over 20 years.
