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Proposals for changes to EU pharma legislation raise concerns for SMEs

Drug Discovery World

The EC also says that earlier availability of generic and biosimilar medicines will be facilitated, and market authorisation procedures simplified. Measures and targets for prudent use of antimicrobials, including adapted packaging and prescription requirement, will also be introduced.

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Sandoz receives approval by European Commission for Hyrimoz® (adalimumab) high-concentration formulation

The Pharma Data

Biosimilars help patients to gain broader access to effective and high-quality treatments that improve their disease therapies,” said Rebecca Guntern, Head of Region Europe, Sandoz. It has a leading global portfolio with eight marketed biosimilars and a further 15+ in various stages of development.

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

What of the increased possibilities for ‘replacement pharmacy compounding’ for weekly hospital supplies, and for routine manufacturing of cell and gene therapies without a marketing authorisation? He pointed out that Europe was the first region to approve biosimilars. You can compare timelines.

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FDA Accepts for Review Pfizer’s Supplemental Application for ABRILADA™ (adalimumab-afzb) Interchangeability

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Prior Approval Supplement (PAS) to the Biologics License Application (BLA) for ABRILADA™ (adalimumab-afzb) as an interchangeable biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab). The Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA) goal date for an FDA decision is in Q4 2022. “An

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Article EMA Thank You EMA’s 2023 new medicines report suggests return to pre-pandemic volume

Agency IQ

Seventeen products were orphan drugs, fourteen were generics and eight were biosimilars. Only one product was an advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP), three products held PRIME designation, and three products were evaluated under accelerated assessments. The clinical package, safety and label were not affected.

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Sage Therapeutics and Biogen Initiate Rolling Submission of New Drug Application (NDA) to U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Zuranolone for the Potential Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

The Pharma Data

Data from the completed studies of zuranolone in the LANDSCAPE and NEST clinical development programs, including data from the ongoing open-label SHORELINE Study in MDD, as well as data from the completed clinical pharmacology studies, will comprise the full submission package. Food & Drug Administration.

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Article FDA Thank You Explainer: What a government shutdown would mean for the FDA (Updated)

Agency IQ

Notably, shutdowns can be either total or partial – as noted above, there are 12 appropriations bills, and if a subset of those bills are passed then only those agencies and Departments without an appropriations package will shut down (partial shutdown). If none of the 12 bills are completed, then all government operations shut down.