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MHRA Chief Executive to step down

European Pharmaceutical Review

Leading the MHRA – a five year journey Professor Graham Cooke, interim chair of the MHRA board, remarked that Dame June’s “leadership of the MHRA over the last five years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been exceptional.” Her previous role in the agency was as Director of Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines.

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New Parkinson’s drug formulation “nearly doubles” exposure

European Pharmaceutical Review

Therefore “This could improve the overall safety and tolerability of risvodetinib.” “… compared to the capsules currently in use in the 201 clinical trial, the smaller tablets may overcome challenges patients have swallowing oral medication as a result of their disease.

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Accelerating AMR vaccine development

European Pharmaceutical Review

It is one of the leading causes of death associated with AMR globally. Using this approach, our lead programme – RVX 001, a protein-based vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease – has been designed with antigens common to all pneumococcus serotypes. 2019 Jan; 7(1): e58-e67. 2019 Oct 16;7(4):151. The Lancet.

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Camera Measures Blood Pressure with Quick Look

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The system could provide contact-free measurements in as little as ten seconds, and could be very useful for large health screens or in situations where minimal contact is preferred for safety, such as during a pandemic. Blood pressure is a key health indicator, but our method of measuring it can be a little cumbersome. billion worldwide.

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Novel anti-epileptic drug demonstrates efficacy

European Pharmaceutical Review

A new approach to potassium-channel openers for epilepsy Critically, XEN1101 combines the effectiveness of potassium-channel openers with the safety of more traditional drugs, stated study lead author and neurologist Dr Jacqueline French. It ran between January 2019 and September 2021.

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Ipsen’s rare disease drug palovarotene knocked back in EU

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Palovarotene was acquired by Ipsen as part of its $1 billion upfront acquisition of Clementia Pharma in 2019, but almost immediately ran into trouble. It failed a futility test in a pivotal trial and was also placed under a partial clinical hold by the FDA in 2020 while a safety signal was investigated.

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Dual cystic fibrosis modulator therapy shows efficacy in four-year study

European Pharmaceutical Review

The combination modulator therapy tezacaftor (TEZ) and ivacaftor (IVA) for cystic fibrosis (CF) has demonstrated long-term safety and clinical benefit in a four-year trial. While this clinical trial was still being conducted, a three-part regimen composed of TEZ/IVA plus elexacaftor (Trikafta) was approved in 2019.