A recent ruling by the European Medicines Agency that the benefit-risk profile of Pfizer Inc.'s antidepressant Endronax (reboxetine) was positive contradicts the outcome of a similar assessment a year ago by German health technology assessment body IQWiG, which had rubbished the drug as “ineffective and potentially harmful.” But it’s far from clear that Pfizer will now have any chance to resurrect the drug in Germany, however.
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Companies in Europe cannot delay business decision making much longer to wait for more certainty on major US policy shifts on tariffs and pricing.
Following EU approval of the first disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, and with a second expected soon, the European Medicines Agency plans to update its guidance to support the design of state-of-the-art clinical trials for the disease and enhance drug development.
The importance of generic and biosimilar medicines is being recognized by the UK government for the first time. However, Mark Samuels, CEO of Medicines UK, the trade body representing the off-patent industry, says companies are still face multiple hurdles in the market.
The UK drug regulator is collecting data to establish whether patients who are hospitalized for acute pancreatitis after taking a GLP-1 drug have a genetic predisposition to this side effect. If a “clear link” is found, the MHRA would consider regulatory action.
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Following EU approval of the first disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, and with a second expected soon, the European Medicines Agency plans to update its guidance to support the design of state-of-the-art clinical trials for the disease and enhance drug development.
50% tariffs on US imports from India, a range on others, an uncertain outcome of Section 232 investigations of pharma and talk of BRICS tariffs are making the forecasting environment for the pharma industry extremely difficult, the Pink Sheet finds in this infographic analysis.
