The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the over-the-counter (OTC), non-prescription use of Harm Reduction Therapeutics’s RiVive, a 3mg naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, for the ...

The Cardiff site is one of up to 30 sites that will eventually open across the UK as part of the trial The Welsh site is one of up to 30 other sites set to open around the UK. Estimated to affect over ...

After several attempts, Merck KgAa has finally persuaded the UK medicines cost-effectiveness watchdog to back its monoclonal antibody Erbitux (cetuximab), for use in patients with recurrent or ...

The US government has announced the ten drugs selected for the first round of pricing negotiations under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA allows Medicare, the government health ...

Astellas Pharma and Cullgen have announced a research collaboration and exclusive option agreement aimed at advancing targeted protein degraders, with the deal potentially worth up to $1.9bn. Protein ...

German biotech company CureVac is planning to expand the protocols for its ongoing late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate CVnCoV to determine if the jab is effective against new virus ...

Researchers have published some promising results for a new gene therapy method that may offer hope for children born with the ultra-rare genetic disease aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) ...

The US health department has proposed three new models to help lower the cost of drugs, promote accessibility and improve quality of care for those enrolled in voluntary government health insurance ...

Biogen’s oral multiple sclerosis product Tecfidera has been a massive earner for the company, but is facing challenges to its patents. The company’s now filed a follow-up in the US to try to defend ...

New national surveillance data announced at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) annual conference has demonstrated an increase in antibiotic resistant infections and associated deaths in England.

An estimated 10.6 million were infected with TB in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020 The number of estimated deaths from tuberculosis (TB) increased between 2020 and 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic ...

This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing requirements, the PMEA Awards event will be streamed live at pmlive.com/pmea2020. After receiving a high ...