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The FDA has approved Eli Lilly’s Cyramza in combination with paclitaxel for advanced stomach cancer after chemotherapy, following an approval this spring as a single therapy for treating the disease. Read More
The FDA has cleared Janssen and Medivir’s hepatitis C drug Olysio to be used in combination with Sovaldi, making it the latest drug to be paired up with Gilead Sciences’ blockbuster product. Read More
Citing quality problems at two of Ranbaxy’s Indian manufacturing facilities, the FDA has revoked its tentative approvals for two of the company’s ANDAs, one for a generic of AstraZeneca blockbuster Nexium and the other for Hoffman-LaRoche AIDS drug Valycte. Read More
The FDA has made progress addressing its looming ANDA backlog, assigning 65 percent of the languishing applications a targeted action date, say top agency officials, who add that new generic drug review processes will improve response rates going forward. Read More
The UK’s health care costs regulator has recommended coverage of GlaxoSmithKline’s Arzerra as a cost-effective option for untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), offering another drug for treating the most common form of leukemia in England. Read More
The FDA is seeking industry feedback on burdens related to its regulations of clinical investigations on the safety and effectiveness of unapproved new drugs and biologics. Read More
The FDA conditionally approved Veloxis Pharmaceuticals’ organ-rejection drug Envarsus XR, but says the company must wait until the patent on a rival’s product has expired before launching; a decision that the company disputes. Read More
Amgen is asking the FDA to require that all biosimilar filers send a full copy of their application to the innovator company, a position that parallels the company’s lawsuit opposing Sandoz’s bid to make a version of its chemotherapy product Neupogen. Read More