The European Medicines Agency had a busy time at its meeting last week. It gave the green light to 11 products, four of which are for rare diseases including ANCA-associated vasculitis, and to a range of treatments for conditions as diverse as non-small cell lung cancer, smallpox, migraine, COPD, COVID-19 and obesity.
11 medicines have been recommended for approval under the EU centralized procedure • Source: Shutterstock
Four orphan medicines have received a recommendation for pan-EU marketing approval from the European Medicines Agency’s human drugs committee, the CHMP.
The UK’s research-based pharma industry and medical research charities have set out clear action points to drive greater diversity and inclusion in clinical trials.
Blenrep, GSK’s multiple myeloma therapy, faced a major setback when it was withdrawn from the market in 2022. The drug has since made a return as a second-line therapy, and is on track to being reimbursed in England.
Despite pushback by industry, the government is standing by its new statutory scheme rebate rates for branded medicines, including one that doubles the rate that companies must repay on the sales of newer products to the National Health Service to 31.3%.
EU authorities must “take advantage” of the upcoming Biotech Act to reassess the bloc’s policies and “offset existing challenges” for small and midsized enterprises, trade association EUCOPE has said.
The UK’s research-based pharma industry and medical research charities have set out clear action points to drive greater diversity and inclusion in clinical trials.
Blenrep, GSK’s multiple myeloma therapy, faced a major setback when it was withdrawn from the market in 2022. The drug has since made a return as a second-line therapy, and is on track to being reimbursed in England.