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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended access Vabysmo (faricimab) for the treatment of adults with visual impairment due to macular oedema secondary to branched and central retinal vein occlusion. 13 September 2024
Generics
A significant drop has been noticed in the prices of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), bringing much-needed relief to the pharmaceutical industry and potentially translating to lower drug costs for consumers. 9 September 2024
Biotechnology
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has posted its revised Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness of three medicines for the treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). 6 September 2024
Generics
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $25 million, based on its ability to pay, to resolve its alleged liability under the False Claims Act for conspiring to fix the price of a generic drug, the US Department of Justice announced. 5 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Research from AARP has found that around $1,100 in prescription drug costs could be saved by more than a million seniors, due to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 2 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability chairman James Comer is calling on the chief executives s of three major Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) - CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and Optum Rx - to correct the record for statements made during their appearance before the House Oversight Committee. 29 August 2024
Biosimilars
Drug development consultancy Certara has published a report on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) impact on oncology biosimilar uptake. 29 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
August 28, 2024
US pharma major Eli Lilly yesterday announced Zepbound (tirzepatide) 2.5mg and 5mg single-dose vials are now available for self-pay for patients in the USA. 28 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has published its final evidence report evaluating the clinical effectiveness and value of Rytelo (imetelstat), raising concerns about the drug's net health benefits and its high cost. 23 August 2024
Biotechnology
US pharma major AbbVie today revealed that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) had accepted the firms Skyrizi (risankizumab) for adults with modera 22 August 2024
Biotechnology
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) got off to a good start with the introduction of cell and gene therapies but it must do more to get ready for the arrival of the advanced therapies of the future, according to a new report for the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). 19 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
Some two years after it was signed into law by US President Joe Biden, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will soon start delivering the savings on drug prices that have long been promised. 15 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its final guidance recommending Accord Healthcare’s Orgovyx (relugolix) for the treatment of hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, recognizing the treatment as cost-effective in England. 14 August 2024
Biosimilars
The US subsidiary of South Korea’s Celltrion announced its US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved biosimilar adalimumab-aaty has been added to the Costco member prescription program. 14 August 2024
Biotechnology
Vertex Pharmaceuticalsrevealed a reimbursement agreement with NHS England for eligible transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT) patients to access the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy, Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel), from today. 8 August 2024
Biotechnology
California’s BioMarin Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: BMRN) has announced a strategic pivot for its Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec-rvox) business, focusing on the USA, Germany, and Italy. 6 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
In common with many European countries, there are concerns in Switzerland that patients' access to some vital medicines is getting worse and worse. 5 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
Ahead of Budget 2025, the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) reiterates the importance of funding new medicines which are an integral and vital part of our healthcare system. 5 August 2024
Biotechnology
UK health technology assessor the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a final draft guidance (FDG) recommending Brukinsa for MZL. 1 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
Domestic drugs and foreign drugs, the production of which is localized in Russia, will be given a priority when included in the list of vital and essential drugs (VED) and expensive drugs, according to a recent resolution signed by the Russian government, The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent reports. 1 August 2024
Biotechnology
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended access Vabysmo (faricimab) for the treatment of adults with visual impairment due to macular oedema secondary to branched and central retinal vein occlusion. 13 September 2024
Generics
A significant drop has been noticed in the prices of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), bringing much-needed relief to the pharmaceutical industry and potentially translating to lower drug costs for consumers. 9 September 2024
Biotechnology
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has posted its revised Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness of three medicines for the treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). 6 September 2024
Generics
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $25 million, based on its ability to pay, to resolve its alleged liability under the False Claims Act for conspiring to fix the price of a generic drug, the US Department of Justice announced. 5 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Research from AARP has found that around $1,100 in prescription drug costs could be saved by more than a million seniors, due to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 2 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability chairman James Comer is calling on the chief executives s of three major Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) - CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and Optum Rx - to correct the record for statements made during their appearance before the House Oversight Committee. 29 August 2024
Biosimilars
Drug development consultancy Certara has published a report on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) impact on oncology biosimilar uptake. 29 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
August 28, 2024
US pharma major Eli Lilly yesterday announced Zepbound (tirzepatide) 2.5mg and 5mg single-dose vials are now available for self-pay for patients in the USA. 28 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has published its final evidence report evaluating the clinical effectiveness and value of Rytelo (imetelstat), raising concerns about the drug's net health benefits and its high cost. 23 August 2024
Biotechnology
US pharma major AbbVie today revealed that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) had accepted the firms Skyrizi (risankizumab) for adults with modera 22 August 2024
Biotechnology
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) got off to a good start with the introduction of cell and gene therapies but it must do more to get ready for the arrival of the advanced therapies of the future, according to a new report for the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). 19 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
Some two years after it was signed into law by US President Joe Biden, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will soon start delivering the savings on drug prices that have long been promised. 15 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its final guidance recommending Accord Healthcare’s Orgovyx (relugolix) for the treatment of hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, recognizing the treatment as cost-effective in England. 14 August 2024
Biosimilars
The US subsidiary of South Korea’s Celltrion announced its US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved biosimilar adalimumab-aaty has been added to the Costco member prescription program. 14 August 2024
Biotechnology
Vertex Pharmaceuticalsrevealed a reimbursement agreement with NHS England for eligible transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT) patients to access the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy, Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel), from today. 8 August 2024
Biotechnology
California’s BioMarin Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: BMRN) has announced a strategic pivot for its Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec-rvox) business, focusing on the USA, Germany, and Italy. 6 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
In common with many European countries, there are concerns in Switzerland that patients' access to some vital medicines is getting worse and worse. 5 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
Ahead of Budget 2025, the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) reiterates the importance of funding new medicines which are an integral and vital part of our healthcare system. 5 August 2024
Biotechnology
UK health technology assessor the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a final draft guidance (FDG) recommending Brukinsa for MZL. 1 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
Domestic drugs and foreign drugs, the production of which is localized in Russia, will be given a priority when included in the list of vital and essential drugs (VED) and expensive drugs, according to a recent resolution signed by the Russian government, The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent reports. 1 August 2024
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