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Commission not ranking preferences for key EU agencies post-Brexit

    Commission not ranking preferences for key EU agencies post-Brexit

The publication on Saturday of the EU Commission’s unranked and unshortlisted assessment of the 27 bids from member states to host the London-based European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European

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Single-tablet regimen for HIV-1 approved by European Commission

    Single-tablet regimen for HIV-1 approved by European Commission

Janssen has announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved its darunavir-based single-tablet regimen (STR), Symtuza▼, for the treatment of HIV-1 in adults and adolescents in Europe. “Today’s decision by

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UCB receives EU approval for paediatric anti-epileptic drug

    UCB receives EU approval for paediatric anti-epileptic drug

UCB has announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved expanding the use of its anti-epileptic drug (AED) Vimpat (lacosamide) as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset

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Novo Nordisk wins European approval for Refixia

    Novo Nordisk wins European approval for Refixia

Novo Nordisk has won EU approval for its new haemophilia drug Reflixia and is planning its first European launches in the fourth quarter. The European Commission marketing authorisation comes one

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EC approves Johnson & Johnson’s $30bn acquisition of Actelion

    EC approves Johnson & Johnson’s $30bn acquisition of Actelion

The European Commission (EC) has approved Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $30bn acquisition of Actelion Pharmaceuticals, subject to conditions J&J signed an agreement in January this year to acquire Actelion, which develops

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New EMA guidelines on biosimilar medicines

    New EMA guidelines on biosimilar medicines

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Commission have published an information guide for healthcare professionals on biosimilar medicines. Biosimilars are biological medicines that are highly similar in all essential aspects

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Pfizer’s Meningococcal Group B vaccine, Trumenba, gets approval in Europe

    Pfizer’s Meningococcal Group B vaccine, Trumenba, gets approval in Europe

Pfizer has secured approval the European Commission (EC) for TRUMENBA (Meningococcal Group B Vaccine) for preventing invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB) in individuals 10 years

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Brilique (ticagrelor) new formulation gains European approval

    Brilique (ticagrelor) new formulation gains European approval

The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for AstraZeneca’s Brilique (ticagrelor) orodispersible tablets (ODT) as a new method of treatment administration. This decision means that ticagrelor will become the

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Biogen Wins Full EC Approval for MS Drug Fampyra

    Biogen Wins Full EC Approval for MS Drug Fampyra

The EC granted full marketing approval for Biogen’s Fampyra® (prolonged-release fampridine) as a treatment to improve walking in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Clearance in Europe was based on the

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Aspen Pharmacare hit by EU antitrust cancer drug price probe

    Aspen Pharmacare hit by EU antitrust cancer drug price probe

  Aspen Pharmacare is under investigation by the European Commission over its pricing practices for five cancer medicines. EU antitrust regulators will investigate whether the South African generics firm abused

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EMA Promotes Understanding and Use of Biosimilars

EMA and the European Commission released a biosimilars information guide for health professionals during the EC’s biosimilars conference. In an effort to provide healthcare professionals with information on the science

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Diamond BioPharm’s Response to the United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

On May 2, 2017, the EMA and European Commission published a notice alerting Marketing Authorization Holders of centrally authorized medicines of their obligations in relation to Brexit. Although the final

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Ready, steady, go: Tightened EU medical device regulations are here

The European Commission has published the in vitro diagnostic medical device Regulation (IVDR) and the medical device Regulation (MDR). The next step is a transition period of three years for

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Pfizer’s Xeljanz Authorized for Marketing in the European Union

Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate) receives marketing authorization in the European Union for the treatment of moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Pfizer Inc. announced today that the European Commission (EC)

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Shire’s HAE drug Cinryze secures label extension in Europe

Shire has secured label expansion approval from the European Commission for its hereditary angioedema therapy Cinryze. The European Commission (EC) has approved the label extension application, granting three new indications

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Actelion gets EU Approval to Launch a Treatment for a Rare Skin Cancer

Actelion has received approval from the European Commission for Ledaga, a treatment to prevent the progression of a rare form of skin cancer. After being acquired by Johnson & Johnson

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EU and US Pledge to Recognize Each Other’s GMP Inspections

In a landmark decision, the United States FDA and the European Commission announced on March 2, 2017 that they will recognize each other’s inspection assessments at pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. The Mutual

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EU Approves New Single-Dose Delivery Option for Repatha

Amgen announced that the European Commission (EC) has adopted a decision to change the Repatha (evolocumab) marketing authorization, approving a new single-dose delivery option. The new automated mini-doser (AMD) with a

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European Commission conditionally approves Roche’s cancer drug Alecensa

Roche’s oral ALK inhibitor, Alecensa, has been conditionally approved in the European Union as a monotherapy for anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults who were

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EU approval for Sanofi’s type 2 diabetes treatment

The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation in Europe for Sanofi‘s Suliqua, a titratable fixed-ratio combination of basal insulin glargine 100 Units/mL and GLP-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide for the

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