Europe – First electronic product information (ePI) published for selected human medicines
The Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA), the European Commission (EC) and EMA have published for the first time electronic product information (ePI) for selected human medicines harmonised across...
UK – MHRA authorises enzyme inhibitor Anastrozole to prevent breast cancer in post-menopausal women
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today authorised this new indication for Anastrozole, a hormone treatment used for breast cancer in...
Europe – EMA encourages companies to submit type I variations for 2023 in November...
EMA is advising marketing authorisation holders to submit type IA and type IAIN variations for 2023 no later than Thursday, 30 November 2023. This will enable EMA to...
Europe – EMA recommends approval of adapted Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine targeting Omicron XBB.1.5
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended authorising an adapted Nuvaxovid vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The vaccine, known as Nuvaxovid XBB.1.5, is to...
Europe – Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 23-26 October 2023
GLP-1 receptor agonists: available evidence not supporting link with thyroid cancer
EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) has concluded that the available evidence does not support a...
UK – Novartis’ Cosentyx recommended by NICE for hidradenitis suppurativa
The recommendation, which makes Cosentyx the first biologic treatment for HS since 2016, specifically applies to patients who have had an inadequate response to...
Europe – EMA takes further steps to address critical shortages of medicines in the...
Today, EMA published details of the newly created solidarity mechanism developed by the EMA Medicines Shortages Steering Group (MSSG). This voluntary mechanism allows Member States to...
Europe – EMA alerts EU patients and healthcare professionals to reports of falsified Ozempic...
The European Medicines Agency has been notified by relevant national competent authorities that pre-filled pens falsely labelled as the diabetes medicine Ozempic (semaglutide, 1 mg, solution...
UK – NICE recommends Roche’s Columvi for advanced lymphoma in UK
The National Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) has recommended Roche’s Columvi (glofitamab) for NHS use as a treatment option for a type of...
Europe – Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)...
Seven new medicines recommended for approval
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended seven medicines for approval at its October 2023 meeting.
The CHMP adopted a positive opinion for Agamree* (vamorolone),...
