EMA OKs First Drug To Prevent RSV Infection In Babies

Takeda Pulls EU Filing For Exkivity To Prevent CHMP Rejection

A new medicine to protect newborns and infants from RSV infection and a new treatment for DLBCL are among a dozen drugs that have been recommended for pan-EU approval.

Toddler boy using nebulizer to cure asthma or pneumonia disease . Sick baby boy rest on patients bed and has inhalation therapy by the mask of inhaler. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
RSV can be serious, especially in infants • Source: Shutterstock

AstraZeneca/Sanofi’s Beyfortus (nirsevimab) is on track to become the first preventative option for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and infants following the European Medicines Agency’s recommendation that it be granted EU-wide marketing approval.

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England’s NICE Wants Industry Involvement In HTA Sandbox Projects

 

Pharmaceutical companies are being encouraged to reach out to NICE in relation to its HTA Innovation Lab, which provides a sandbox environment in which the health technology assessment body can test new methods of evaluating “innovative and disruptive” therapies.

Mysimba Passes EU Safety Probe, But Currax Must Explore Long-Term Heart Risks

 

The weight management drug, Mysimba, continues to demonstrate a positive benefit-risk balance but the data available are not sufficient to fully determine the cardiovascular safety beyond 12 months. Meanwhile, Currax this month announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study of Mysimba that followed patients for over 4.7 years and found no evidence of excess cardiovascular risk.

England’s NICE To ‘Explore’ Severity Modifier Changes As Cost-Effectiveness Threshold Branded ‘Ridiculous’

 

Health technology assessment body NICE said it has taken on feedback about the implications of allowing higher cost-effectiveness thresholds for some medicines after senior health economists offered diverging views on its methods.

EMA Recommends EU Approval For Averoa’s Xoanacyl And Four Other Drugs

 

The European Medicines Agency has recommended five drugs for EU-wide approval , including Averoa’s Xoanacyl for concomitant hyperphosphatemia. Two companies have withdrawn their marketing authorization applications.

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England’s NICE Wants Industry Involvement In HTA Sandbox Projects

 

Pharmaceutical companies are being encouraged to reach out to NICE in relation to its HTA Innovation Lab, which provides a sandbox environment in which the health technology assessment body can test new methods of evaluating “innovative and disruptive” therapies.

Brazil Catches Up With International Standards on Viral Safety Evaluations For Biotech Products

 

The Brazilian medicines regulator will also offer more clarity on the requirements for radiopharmaceuticals that are exempt from registration.

Korea To Revise ‘Innovative Company’ Criteria Amid Calls From Foreign Industry

 
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South Korea announces planned revisions to a government scheme to designate "innovative" biopharma companies amid allegations of "discrimination" against foreign firms.