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Amgen has failed to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals should be made to pay for infringing its patents on its cholesterol drug Repatha (evolocumab). Read More
Like other parts of the FDA, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research had to scramble last year to address COVID-19 while not losing sight of its other important tasks, according to its latest annual report on Drug Safety Priorities. Read More
The European Commission said it has made legally binding an agreement by Aspen Pharma to cut prices for six cancer drugs it markets in Europe by an average of 73 percent. Read More
The latest annual reports from the FDA’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) and its Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) both highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their activities in the past year. Read More
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved a one-time $500 million in additional FDA funding for coronavirus-related support as part of the COVID-19 relief package currently making its way through the Congress. Read More
Teva Pharmaceuticals has another chance to argue it shouldn’t have to pay $235.5 million in damages to GlaxoSmithKline for patent infringement, as the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has agreed to review a ruling to that effect. Read More
The FDA has unveiled new details on its postmarket safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines, including its surveillance for adverse events, that should help vaccine sponsors comply with the agency’s requirements under Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs). Read More
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued interim guidance, recommending AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use against the variant first identified in South Africa and for individuals 65 years and older, despite limited supporting data. Read More