Just one of four accelerated assessment requests that were decided on at the European Medicines Agency this month is known to have been granted – for BioMarin’s Valrox. There was rejection for Amarin; Roche and Orchard are keeping the outcomes to themselves.
BioMarin’s potential new gene therapy for severe hemophilia A, Valrox (valoctocogene roxaparvovec), will be fast tracked through the system when the company files for pan-EU approval later this year.
The European Medicines Agency’s key scientific committee, the CHMP, granted BioMarin’s request for accelerated assessment of the company’s planned marketing...
Vincenza Trivigno will take over as executive director from Raimund Bruhin, who is retiring after over seven years in the post.
Stefan Oelrich, the newly-announced president of European pharma industry federation EFPIA says the EU pharma reform is “not an improvement on the status quo” in its current form.
Expanded confidential pricing for pharmaceuticals is intended to help manage medicines expenditure, according to Amgros, the procurement agency that will negotiate the prices.
Incentives for repurposed drugs proposed as part of the EU pharma reform package are a “great step forward,” but more recognition is needed from payers and regulators to leverage the benefits of these medicines, experts say.
Stefan Oelrich, the newly-announced president of European pharma industry federation EFPIA says the EU pharma reform is “not an improvement on the status quo” in its current form.
Oncology trial sponsors in the UK are being invited to participate in a pilot that aims to tackle duplication and variation in pharmacy reviews, which are an important part of setting up clinical trials in the National Health Service.
The new Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted for new recommendations on the decades-old thimerosal safety issue and lays intellectual groundwork to revisit other past controversies and decisions.
