Kynapid Gets Panel Endorsement For Narrow Approval Due To Small Data Set
• By Becky Jungbauer
A restricted indication was strongly recommended by Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee members to offset the uncertainty of adverse events with Astellas/Cardiome's Kynapid (vernakalant), especially since the atrial fibrillation product will likely be used in critical care situations like emergency rooms rather than by specialists
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Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.
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As more medicines come off patent in the coming years, the UK generics and biosimilars industry association is hoping to see more generic products evaluated for reimbursement by the health technology assessment institute, NICE.
Sam Roberts, chief executive of England’s NICE, has defended the health technology assessment institute’s cost-effectiveness thresholds and the country’s ranking against other nations when it comes to market access, while acknowledging that the UK’s pharma ecosystem is “really tough.”
The 27-year agency veteran has not been formally approached about filling the vacancy created by George Tidmarsh’s resignation, but also is not interested in the position, the Pink Sheet has learned.