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EMA review finds AZ COVID-19 vaccine “safe and effective”

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EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) concludes that the benefits of the #COVID19Vaccine AstraZeneca still outweigh its risks despite possible link to rare blood clots associated with low levels of blood platelets. Read more: [link] pic.twitter.com/0NO8kh5a48. — EU Medicines Agency (@EMA_News) March 18, 2021. Investigations still ongoing.

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Novavax’s COVID-19 shot effective against UK strain

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The shot is the first to show efficacy against the new variant found in the UK which accounted for around half of cases in the phase 3 study. Novavax said that the MHRA began a rolling review of the vaccine in mid-January, adding that it will share further trial results and data as soon as they become available.

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Merck’s targeted lung cancer drug tepotinib wins early access in UK

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The UK drugs regulator has backed Merck KGaA’s MET inhibitor for the treatment of some patients with non-small cell lung cancer under the early access to medicines scheme (EAMS). The results showed that tumour shrinkage of at least 30% was seen in 45% of patients treated with the drug.

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Novartis’ Pluvicto presents survival benefit for castration-resistant prostate cancer

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It has been announced today that Novartis’ Pluvicto (lutetium vipivotide tetraxetan) has shown statistically significant and clinically meaningful radiographic progression-free survival benefit in patients with PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

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Insights+: EMA Marketing Authorization of New Drugs in February 2023

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haemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors with no new safety signals, patients experienced no bleeds/no spontaneous bleeds/no joint bleeds were 66.7%/81.9%/88.9%, haemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors with no new safety signals, patients experienced no bleeds/no spontaneous bleeds/no joint bleeds were 66.7%/81.9%/88.9%,

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Enabling Global Pharma Innovation: Delivering for Patients

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It is incumbent for industry to modernize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and increase confidence in quality assurance for the benefit of patients while introducing novel technology and modalities as the science advances. The survey launched in April 2023 and is still open !

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PROVENT trial puts AZ COVID antibody combo back on track

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AstraZeneca’s AZD7442 has shown that it can prevent COVID-19 infection when given to healthy patients – the first time this has been demonstrated by a long-acting antibody-based drug. There were 25 cases of COVID-19 overall in the study, with no cases of severe COVID-19 coronavirus-related deaths in subjects treated with AZD7442.