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Switzerland and US sign drug inspection agreement

European Pharmaceutical Review

Under the agreement with the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland), the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be able to utilise each other’s GMP inspections of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, avoiding the need for duplicate inspections.

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The current pricing of cancer treatments is unsustainable

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needs to take substantial steps to address the high costs of cancer drugs. From 2009 to 2019, the median monthly treatment costs for new drugs at launch reached $11,755 in the U.S… From 2009-10 to 2018-19, the lowest average monthly costs for new cancer drugs approved by the U.S. SUMMARY: The U.S.

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Whole genome sequencing and analysis of live biotherapeutic products

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created live biotherapeutic products (LBP) as a new category in the 2012 guidelines. 1 It defined LBPs as drug products containing live microorganism(s) to be used to prevent, treat or cure a disease or condition in human beings.

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What gene therapy manufacturers can gain from collaboration

European Pharmaceutical Review

Growth has been rapid since Europe’s first gene therapy approval in 2012, 2 and the first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a gene therapy in 2017.

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International regulation: the importance of quality assurance in drug development

European Pharmaceutical Review

As drug development professionals know, global health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic provide the public with valuable insights into how clinical research and regulatory processes work. What are Antibody Drug Conjugates and Multispecific Antibody Therapeutics?

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Shorter timelines, evolving strategies: Four key trends in regulatory approvals of new medicines

Clarivate

Increased collaboration between regulatory agencies also appears to be having a positive impact on the roll out of new drugs. The following blog post summarizes key findings from the latest CIRS R&D Briefing, New drug approvals in six major authorities 2012-2021. Changes in company strategy.

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Can genetic data be a magic bullet for drug R&D?

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Drug development has long been an issue for the pharma industry, due to the expense and the high failure rate of potential treatments. Ben Hargreaves finds that the vast amount of genetic data that exists today could help provide a faster, more targeted way of developing new drug candidates.