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Excipient makers preparing for the new GMP standard NSF/IPEC/ANSI 363 should be aware they are expected to police themselves to determine if they are meeting manufacturing requirements for their products. Read More
The UK’s healthcare costs regulator is recommending Daiichi Sankyo’s oral anticoagulant Lixiana as a cost-effective drug that causes less disruption to patients’ lives while treating blood clots in deep veins that could lead to fatal blockages. Read More
Otsuka and H. Lundbeck expect to launch once-daily Rexulti as a treatment for schizophrenia and add-on therapy for major depressive disorder in early August, following FDA approval Monday. Read More
AstraZeneca’s kinase inhibitor Iressa received FDA approval Monday as the first and only first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have certain types of gene mutations, along with a companion diagnostic. Read More
The FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee largely appeared to agree that Eli Lilly’s lung cancer drug necitumumab offers some late-stage lung cancer patients increased survival time, despite an increased risk of adverse events, but didn’t vote on whether to recommend the product for approval. Read More
Teva said Wednesday that it has launched a generic version of Janssen Pharmaceutical’s migraine drug Axert in the U.S., following receipt of FDA approval. Read More
The FDA is clarifying when drugmakers should seek formal and informal presubmission meetings with the Office of Orphan Products Development, in an effort to save time and resources. Read More