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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, August 2021
The EMA's drug safety committee (PRAC) recommends updating risks of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine, though the benefit-risk balance remains unchanged.
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Ritlecitinib improves scalp hair regrowth in alopecia trial
Ritlecitinib was shown to reduce scalp hair loss to less than or equal to 20 percent after six months in Pfizer’s Phase IIb/III trial.
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FDARA implementation guidance for paediatric studies of molecularly targeted oncology drugs
This article addresses early planning for paediatric evaluation of certain molecularly targeted oncology drugs, including biological products, for which original New Drug Application (NDAs) and Biological License Application (BLAs) are expected to be submitted to FDA, in accordance with The FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA).
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Regulators call for clinical research to include pregnant and breastfeeding women
The FDA and other global regulators are co-operating to address inadequacies in clinical research that leave pregnant and breastfeeding women lacking data on which to base their medical decisions.
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EMA recommends approving Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents
Based on new clinical results, the EMA is recommending Moderna’s Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine be approved for use in children aged 12 to 17 years.
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, July 2021
The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) provided safety warnings on COVID-19 vaccines, and found no evidence linking Zynteglo to blood cancer.
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Nitrosamines: the latest position
Timelines for assessing the potential for contamination of medicinal compounds with nitrosamines have been revised. Here, Dave Elder explains the EMA’s and FDA’s positions and the likely scenarios to be encountered.
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ICH M13: Bioequivalence guidelines
Dave Elder outlines how bioequivalence data supports numerous processes at various stages of drug development as well as when establishing generic drug substitution, and reflects on its differing interpretations across the globe.
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Making use of those ‘in the know’
In this article, Aman Khera, the Global Head of Regulatory Strategy for Worldwide Clinical Trials, makes a case for regulatory involvement in drug development from start to finish and explains how the role of the regulator is changing, as well as what this means for pharma.
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EMA human medicines committee meeting highlights, June 2021
Drugs recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee included a gene therapy and two generics, among five others.
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France’s temporary authorisation (ATU) programme: reform implications
The new ATU programme may support more efficient use of healthcare spending but could it mean fewer patients receive early access to treatments? Here, experts from Charles River Associates discuss the new ATU programme reforms and how they could impact pharma.
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COVID-19 antibody therapeutics – where are they now?
In this article, EPR’s Hannah Balfour explores the current usage of monoclonal antibody therapies for COVID-19, with commentary from Professor Adrian Streinu-Cercel of the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
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Realising the therapeutic potential of MDMA
Psychedelic drugs are gaining popularity in the pharmaceutical R&D sector because of their apparent benefits for people suffering with neuropsychiatric disorders - and those which are resistant to existing therapies in particular. In this article, Imperial College London’s Professor David Nutt discusses the evidence underlying the development of psychedelic therapies…
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Navigating pharmacovigilance complexity in the US and EU: notes for biotechs
Pharmacovigilance obligations present significant challenges for biotechs. Small companies face the same rigor as large pharma - and it does not help that there is divergence between the requirements of the FDA, the EU and its member states. Here, seasoned pharmacovigilance experts and non-executive advisors to Arriello, Eric Caugant in…
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee meeting highlights, June 2021
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s drug safety committee (PRAC) concluded three safety signal reviews, two for COVID-19 interventions, at its June meeting.
