Jul 30, 2021 | News, Regulatory
The European Commmision (EC) has granted Bristol Myers approval for Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat adult esophageal or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer who have pathologic disease after previous neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). With the approval based on the...
Jul 29, 2021 | News, Regulatory
Expanding on their emergency authorization from November, the FDA has granted Eli Lilly approval for the use of their COVID-19 drug baricitinib to be taken on its own and not in combination with Gilead’s drug remdesivir for patients with COVID-19. With the...
Jul 28, 2021 | News, Regulatory
Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is seeking feedback on draft guidelines released on standalone medical mobile applications and qualification of clinical decision support software (CDSS). Based on the International Medical Device Regulators Forum’s (IMDRF)...
Jul 27, 2021 | News, Regulatory
LifeSignals’ LX1550 Multiparameter Remote Monitoring Platform has been granted FDA Class II 510 (K) approval, following recent CE marketing. With the Remote Monitoring Platform, healthtech companies can improve their product and service portfolios and provide...
Jul 26, 2021 | News, Regulatory
Health Canada has granted BeiGene approval for BRUKINSA (Zanubrutinib) to treat mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in adults who have already received at least one other prior treatment. As global, science-driven biotechnology company, BeiGene focuses on improving treatment...
Jul 23, 2021 | News, Regulatory
AstraZeneca has been granted FDA approval for its once-weekly diabetes medicine Bydureon (exenatide) to treat children (aged 10-18) with type-2 diabetes. The drug, an injectable suspension, aims to lower blood sugar rates. The approval is based on a late-stage study...
Jul 22, 2021 | News, Regulatory
Merck (also known as MSD outside of North America) and Eisai Inc. announced that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has given approval for the combined treatment of Merck’s KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), an anti-PD-1 therapy, and Elsai’s LENVIMA (lenvatinib), a...
Jul 21, 2021 | News, Regulatory
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has given Octapharma USA approval for the first-ever intravenous immunoglobulin, called Octagam 10%, to treat adult dermatomyositis. 10 out of every million people in the US live with Dermatomyositis, a rare, idiopathic...
Jul 20, 2021 | News, Regulatory
The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) plans to modify labelling on all statins to change the blanketed contraindication on the drugs in all pregnant patients. Statins, a group of lipid-lowering drugs, are used to help reduce illness and mortality of patients who...
