The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the label for Novartis’ Promacta (eltrombopag) to include first-line treatment for adults and pediatric patients two years and older with SAA in combination with standard immunosuppressive therapy (IST).
Pfizer has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Lorbrena (lorlatinib) for previously-treated ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Sandoz, a division of Novartis, has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Hyrimoz (adalimumab-adaz), its biosimilar of AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) for use in all indications as the reference medicine.
Roche has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) to treat acute, uncomplicated influenza, or flu in people aged 12 years and older.
AstraZeneca and Merck have secured the orphan drug designation (ODD) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor Lynparza (olaparib) to treat pancreatic cancer.
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) advisory committee has recommended approval of Celltrion and Teva Pharmaceutical’s biosimilar of Roche’s blood cancer drug Rituxan (rituximab).
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Merck’s human papillomavirus (HPV) 9-valent vaccine, Gardasil 9, to be used as treatment for women and men aged from 27 years to 45 years.
Roche has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in patients of all ages having haemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi have secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) to treat patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) or locally advanced CSCC who are not candidates for curative surgery or curative radiation.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided not to oppose the merger of generic pharmaceutical companies Arrow and Apotex after finding that the transaction would not reduce competition in any market.
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