US FDA approves a PrEP indication for emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide that excludes cisgender women due to a lack of efficacy evidence; Gilead will conduct a new randomized trial with a novel design in women comparing Descovy's efficacy and safety against external controls and Truvada.
The US Food and Drug administration concluded that efficacy questions about Gilead Sciences Inc.’s Descovy for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in cisgender women are best answered through a new clinical study before the indication goes on the label.
On 3 October, the agency approved Descovy (emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide) for PrEP, but the indication excludes cisgender women because the drug’s...
The 43 novel agents with user fee goal dates in the remainder of 2025 have fewer oncologics and infectious disease drugs than the first half of the year.
US FDA's 25 novel approvals in 2025 fell short of the agency's five-year average count, driven by a drop in drugs center approvals; 45 user fee goals remain in second half of year.
While the first six months of the year saw eight new drugs targeting a range of diseases enter the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme, and three PRIME-designated treatments go on to win EU marketing approval, use of the accelerated assessment mechanism appears to be limited.
Newly introduced rules for streamlining drug registration in Vietnam are said to present both opportunities and challenges for stakeholders.
The 43 novel agents with user fee goal dates in the remainder of 2025 have fewer oncologics and infectious disease drugs than the first half of the year.
Rexulti’s post-traumatic stress disorder sNDA tries to make up for a failed Phase III study by placing a Phase II study into a key evidentiary role, raising questions for the July 18 advisory committee meeting about assessing discordant results and post-hoc analyses.
The FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee will consider whether appropriate dosages of belantamab mafodotin have been identified for two second-line, multiple myeloma indications. Ocular toxicities and large number of dose modifications in trials raised FDA concerns about benefit-risk.
