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UK MHRA approves Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
December 31, 2020
Britain has ordered 100 million doses of the jab, with 40 million expected to be available by the end of March.
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AstraZeneca and Oxford-made Covid-19 vaccine not ready for EU market approval
pharmaceutical-technology
December 30, 2020
The European Medicines Authority (EMA) has said that the drug maker AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine may not be approved in January next year.
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AstraZeneca says its vaccine should be effective against new coronavirus variant
expresspharma
December 24, 2020
British drugmaker AstraZeneca told Reuters on Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine should be effective against the new coronavirus variant, adding that studies were under way to fully probe the impact of the mutation.
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AZ, Amgen’s SOURCE trial misses primary endpoint
pharmatimes
December 23, 2020
AstraZeneca and Amgen have announced that a phase III trial of their new medicine tezepelumab failed to meet the primary endpoint in patients with severe, oral corticosteroid-dependent asthma.
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AstraZeneca’s Asthma drug Benralizumab gets marketing approval from DCGI
expresspharma
December 23, 2020
Fasenra is an add-on maintenance treatment for patients with severe eosinophilic asthma.
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India likely to approve AstraZeneca vaccine by next week – sources
expresspharma
December 23, 2020
AstraZeneca-Oxford shot is considered vital for lower-income countries and those in hot climates.
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Green light for AZ’s Tagrisso in early-stage lung cancer
pharmatimes
December 22, 2020
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) for the treatment of adult patient with early-stage epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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AstraZeneca Pharma India gets DCGI nod for benralizumab injection, Fasenra
expresspharma
December 22, 2020
It is indicated as an add-on maintenance treatment for severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype in adult patients.
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine likely to get approval by year-end in UK
expresspharma
December 21, 2020
AstraZeneca has said a further 15 million doses of active ingredients are ready and can be filled into vials in a matter of days.
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AstraZeneca Initiates Study of Antisense Med Targeting PCSK9 to Lower LDL-Cholesterol
americanpharmaceuticalreview
December 17, 2020
Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced that biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has initiated a Phase 2b clinical trial of ION449 (AZD8233), an investigational antisense medicine designed to reduce blood cholesterol levels in patients with dyslipidemia by ...