UK – Otsuka’s Lupkynis receives NICE green light

Recommendation applies across England and Wales and the treatment is available now Otsuka Pharmaceuticals has revealed that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...

Europe – Review of transparency rules for the EU Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS)

EMA has opened a public consultation to review the  transparency rules for the publication of information on clinical trials submitted through the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) in the European Union...

Canada – Guidance : Nitrosamine impurities in medications

This guidance represents Health Canada's current thinking and recommendations on issues related to N-nitrosamine impurities (nitrosamine impurities or nitrosamines). This guidance may be subject to...

USA – FDA issues draft guidance on decentralized clinical trials

In a newly released draft guidance, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing recommendations on conducting decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) of drugs,...

USA – MedCon: TAP pilot off the ground four devices enrolled

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has enrolled the first four devices in its Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP) pilot, while...

Europe – GSK’s RSV vaccine candidate recommended by CHMP for older adults

There are currently no vaccines available to help protect older adults from RSV, a common contagious virus characterised by several mild, cold-like symptoms. Although...

Europe – European Health Union: Commission proposes pharmaceuticals reform for more accessible, affordable and...

Today, the Commission is proposing to revise the EU's pharmaceutical legislation - the largest reform in over 20 years - to make it more agile, flexible,...

UK – NICE approval for Janssen’s Darzalex combination

Recommendation concerns routine use across the NHS as therapy for multiple myeloma The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson have announced that the National...

UK – Kite’s CAR-T therapies recommended by NICE for certain blood cancers

The treatments, both given as one-off infusions, have been specifically recommended for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), which pays for cancer treatments...

USA – FDA issues final guidance on nicotine replacement therapy

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) on Monday issued a final guidance to assist sponsors interested...