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NICE to reassess Pfizer’s leukaemia drug Besponsa pharmatimes
January 03, 2018
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence will reassess Pfizer’s Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin) as a treatment for adults with a certain form of leukaemia.
Boston Startup Centrexion by Pfizer's Ex-CEO grants $67M for Ph3 Osteoarthritis Pain Drug biospace
January 03, 2018
Centrexion Therapeutics closed on a Series D financing worth $67 million to develop its knee osteoarthritis (OA) drug in Phase III.
FDA access programmes shaved up to a year off drug approval times, new study shows pharmafile
December 08, 2017
A research letter published this week has suggested that the FDA initiatives to accelerate drug approvals in the US could have shaved up to almost a year off the regulatory process.
FDA improves access to reports of adverse drug reactions worldpharmanews
September 29, 2017
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched a new user-friendly search tool that improves access to data on adverse events associated with drug and biologic products through the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).
Pfizer’s drug back on the market after proving safety pharmafile
September 06, 2017
Back in 2000, Pfizer had a drug that was granted accelerated approval for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and was continued to be used for 10 years.
Record number of drug-related deaths, as opioid crisis hits UK pharmafile
August 03, 2017
Numbers released by the Office for National Statistics (ONC) has revealed that drug misuse deaths were at a record high, with 3,744 deaths in 2016.
£50 blood test could predict prostate cancer drug response pharmatimes
May 05, 2017
Researchers have developed a blood test that could better tailor the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.
Novartis scoops up rights to NASH drug pharmatimes
May 05, 2017
Novartis has exercised an option giving it global development and commercialisation rights to an experimental drug...
Cheap drug could prevent thousands of maternal deaths worldwide pharmafile
April 28, 2017
A drug that has been available to patients for many years may have found a new use to prevent mothers...
Indian government goes to war over 75% stent price reduction pharmafile
April 26, 2017
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), India’s drug pricing regulator, moved to lower the price of the...

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