All product classes are affected by supply chain issues, with drugs for the cardiovascular and nervous systems, anti-infectives and anticancer drugs particularly at risk, says the French regulator.
With the upward trend in drug shortages showing no signs of abating, the French medicines agency, ANSM, says it took a number of steps to contain the problem last year, such as setting product quotas and allowing imports of medicines in short supply.
In 2023, the agency was notified of 4,925 actual or potential drug shortages, a significant jump over the 3,761 notifications recorded
Marcus Vass and Vladimir Murovec of international law firm Osborne Clarke tell the Pink Sheet what the government's planned HDRS might mean for industry, and how it compares with the European Health Data Space.
The European Health Data Space framework will allow companies to accelerate R&D processes and identify new molecular targets faster by facilitating centralized access to certain types of high-quality data, Finland’s Orion Pharma says.
The European Health Data Space Regulation is deliberately “vague” when it comes to defining trade secrets because the EU wants the pharma industry to make recommendations on safeguarding intellectual property, a policy officer for the European Commission says.
The European Medicines Agency is investigating whether Valneva’s Ixchiq is safe to use in the elderly, following reports of 17 serious adverse events, including two cases resulting in death, in people aged 62 to 89 years who received the vaccine. This follows actions by US and French authorities last month regarding Ixchiq’s use in people over 65.
Recent and upcoming US FDA advisory committee meetings and a summary of the topics covered.
Marcus Vass and Vladimir Murovec of international law firm Osborne Clarke tell the Pink Sheet what the government's planned HDRS might mean for industry, and how it compares with the European Health Data Space.
The European Health Data Space framework will allow companies to accelerate R&D processes and identify new molecular targets faster by facilitating centralized access to certain types of high-quality data, Finland’s Orion Pharma says.
