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Vertex calls NHS England ‘outrageous’ as talks stall on Orkambi access

Orkambi (ivacaftor/lumacaftor) targets a mutation that around 50% of people with CF in the UK have, and has been shown to improve lung health and reduce hospitalisations. ... NHS England adds that it is not alone in being unable to make the drugs

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EMA starts rapid review of Shire’s HAE antibody

Lanadelumab (SHP643) is also being assessed by Health Canada under a priority review application, and was submitted to the FDA last month.
Not in my backyard

And then after two years of doing this from Canada, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would have the authority to permit importation from countries in the Organisation for Economic ... And if 40% of US prescriptions flow through Canada, the
Sanofi/Regeneron bag first approval for Actemra rival sarilumab

Sanofi/Regeneron bag first approval for Actemra rival sarilumab. Competition to Roche’ s blockbuster RA therapy heats up as Canada is first to licence new drug. ... Health Canada has given a green light to the interleukin-6 inhibitor - under the
Merck buys rights to NewLink’s Ebola vaccine

Merck will gain exclusive rights to rVSV-EBOV, a vaccine candidate originally developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) that is currently in phase I clinical trials to prevent ... Additional phase I studies are planned to take place in
Controversial pancreatic cancer campaign wins award

Health Last campaign for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. ... Make Health Last, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada by Lowe Roche (Canada).

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Gathering pace: adaptive pathways

Canada has also been developing the concept under the banner of 'progressive licensing'. ... and Finn Børlum-Kristensen from the European network for health technology assessment and Danish Health and Medicines Authority.

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Kite Pharma appoints head of regulatory affairs

international agencies – FDA, EMA/CHMP, Health Canada, and PMDA – at multiple levels will be critical to Kite's further advancement and planning.”.

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