Along with steep job cuts in the commercial force behind hepatitis C drug Incivek, Vertex is nearing a go/no-go decision on development of Phase II nucleoside polymerase inhibitor VX-135 for HCV. Incivek earned nearly $1 billion in its first 10 months of sales, but fell to $86 million in the third quarter of 2013.
The story may be unique in the history of prescription drug development. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s protease inhibitor Incivek (telaprevir), only two years ago considered the top drug for treating chronic hepatitis C infection, is sputtering.
The drug, approved in March 2011, posted sales of nearly $1 billion in its first year on the market, and...
Although the UK Health Research Authority’s initial proposal for simplified informed consent was rejected by stakeholders, it has yielded valuable insights into reducing trial burden and widening access
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.
HHS' culling of mRNA vaccine projects under BARDA will heavily impact pandemic preparedness. Tiba Biotech was even “caught off guard” by its inclusion, because its project was neither a vaccine nor mRNA-based.
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.
While titanium dioxide is banned as a food additive in the EU, the European Medicines Agency has convinced the European Commission to allow its continued use in the many thousands of medicines in which it is currently used.
Companies have until early November to respond to a public consultation from the European Commission on its planned Biotech Act, which it hopes will help unleash the potential of small and midsize enterprises in the bloc.
Generative artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, have “democratized” AI, and contract research organizations are wholeheartedly embracing these tools, given their focus on efficiency, says Stephen Pyke, who chairs the AI committee at the Association of Clinical Research Organizations.
