USA – FDA finalizes guidance on real-world evidence in drug approvals

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its guidance for industry on the use of real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) in...

Europe – Comirnaty: EMA recommends approval of adapted COVID-19 vaccine targeting Omicron XBB.1.5

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended authorising an adapted Comirnaty vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant. The vaccine – known as Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5...
NHS prepares to fast-track ‘game changing’ cancer drugs that target genetic mutations

UK – NHS world first rollout of cancer jab that cuts treatment time by...

Following the green light from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the NHS in England will be the first health system in...

USA – Psychedelic drug trial guidance: Commenters see vital role for psychotherapy

Commenters on the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) first guidance on clinical investigations and drug development programs for psychedelic drugs raised concerns about...
Advice for Management of Clinical trials in relation to Coronavirus

UK – Nitrosamines impurities in medicines

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has assessed the risk of nitrosamine formation or presence during the manufacture of human medicines and...

UK – NICE recommends Amryt’s Filsuvez for rare skin disorder

Around 670 people in England with epidermolysis bullosa will benefit from the treatment The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Amryt...

USA – FDA Approves First Vaccine for Pregnant Individuals to Prevent RSV in Infants

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Abrysvo (Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine), the first vaccine approved for use in pregnant individuals to prevent...

USA – Bacterial endotoxin testing of drugs and biologics in the US: Ensuring patient...

Bacterial endotoxins can trigger severe inflammation and death if they enter the bloodstream, cerebrospinal fluid, or intraocular fluid. Accurate detection of endotoxin levels in...

UK – NICE gives green light for MSD’s Keytruda

The decision is the first verdict based on data from a wider immunotherapy ‘basket’ study MSD has revealed that the National Institute for Health and...

Europe – EMA review of data on paternal exposure to valproate

EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) is reviewing data on the potential risk of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in children conceived by fathers taking valproate medicines. The review...