UK – NICE recommends Sobi’s Doptelet to treat thrombocytopenia

Sobi has announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued the Final Appraisal Document in England and Wales recommending...

UK – Kidney Cancer UK receives commission from NICE

The charity Kidney Cancer UK has, through its approach to NHS England, secured a commission for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
Temporary Policy for Preparation of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19) : Guidance

USA – FDA approves first drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes

The company submitted positive results from the randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled TN-10 trial that included 76 patients with stage 2 type 1 diabetes. Results showed that,...
Ajovy bags NICE approval

UK – NICE recommends Pfizer’s Paxlovid on NHS

Pfizer has announced today that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued an appraisal consultation document which recommends Paxlovid. Also known...
NICE ‘OK’ for Lynparza

UK – Takeda’s Exkivity receives NICE recommendation for rare form of lung cancer

The treatment was licensed through by Project Orbis, an international programme to review and approve promising cancer drugs helping patients access treatments faster. NICE’s decision...
Epidemiological Evidence on the Adverse Health Effects Reported in Relation to Mercury from Dental Amalgam

USA – FDA relaxes EUA advertising limitation for some COVID drugs

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has relaxed a limitation on advertising and promotion for certain COVID-19 drugs with emergency use authorizations (EUAs)....
Potential first ever targeted therapy designed for ‘untreatable’ childhood brain cancer

UK – Research provides hope for patients with neurodegenerative disease

Scientists have discovered a new treatment that slows the progression of neurodegenerative disease in mice. The breakthrough research may offer hope in tackling currently...

UK – NICE publishes draft guidance recommending three COVID-19 treatments

The treatments recommended by NICE are Roche’s RoActemra (tocilizumab) and Eli Lilly’s Olumiant (baricitinib), both indicated for use in a hospitalised setting in patients...

USA – FDA Adds/Revises Product-Specific Guidances

The FDA has issued 29 new product-specific draft guidances and 22 revised draft guidances for complex and non-complex generic drug products. The guidances provide product-specific...

USA – Stakeholders ask FDA to harmonize adverse events terms with standards orgs

Pharmaceutical companies are asking the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for more adverse events reporting standardization by harmonizing with standards organizations as well...