The proposed European Health Data Space is expected to boost innovation in preventing, diagnosing and treating disease and to support the long-term competitiveness of the EU’s medical sector. The pharmaceutical industry has broadly welcomed the move but wants to see certain safeguards and guarantees put in place.
EU proposals to greatly increase access to health data and the use of real-world evidence in EU policy making could allow the prices of drugs for cancer, diabetes and other diseases to be renegotiated “based on the observed real-world effects,” according to the European Commission.
“According to experts consulted, in a medium-sized EU country, a 5% saving from re-negotiating the prices in drug cost in...
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Blenrep, GSK’s multiple myeloma therapy, faced a major setback when it was withdrawn from the market in 2022.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.
Recent and upcoming US FDA advisory committee meetings and a summary of the topics covered.
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Blenrep, GSK’s multiple myeloma therapy, faced a major setback when it was withdrawn from the market in 2022.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.
