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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
The European Medicines Agency has initiated a review of human papillomavirus vaccines to determine if product information should be updated, following reports of rare but serious conditions that may be associated with their use. 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
Hoping to speed development of new treatments for children, the European Medicines Agency is offering drugmakers free meetings with members of its Paediatric Committee. Read More
The European Commission says it does not have the power to issue compulsory licenses to allow the manufacture of generic drugs during a health emergency, noting those decisions are made by member states on an individual basis. Read More
A Luxembourg-based nonprofit set up by European pharma groups is one step closer to launching a counterfeit drug repository system, having finalized contracts with three software firms to help implement the system. Read More
Starting next year, drugmakers will be able to see how well Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration has performed on outcomes-based metrics, thanks to a new evaluation scheme adopted by the government. Read More
The European Medicines Agency issued revised guidance on classification of advanced therapy medicinal products and the information that sponsors need to submit to the agency. Read More