Director of RPS in Scotland calls for e-cigarette evidence review The director of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland, Alex MacKinnon, has called for a review of the evidence on e-cigarettes.…
FDA to propose cut in nicotine levels in cigarettes The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a new plan for tobacco and nicotine regulation, which could result in nicotine levels in cigarettes being lowered…
‘Living drug’ may soon be approved by the FDA for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia CAR-T cell immunotherapy recommended for approval and may get FDA go ahead by the end of 2017.…
FDA approves drug to reduce risk of HER2-positive breast cancer returning The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved neratinib (Nerlynx; Puma Biotechnology) as the first extended adjuvant therapy for early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer.…
Psoriasis drug approved by FDA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tremfya (guselkumab) for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…
US pharmacists to get opioid addiction training US drug regulators have called for pharmacists to have access to training on appropriate prescribing of opioid medicines to help tackle addiction.…
Lack of robust post-approval studies under FDA system Review of drugs approved on the basis of limited evidence concludes that stricter rules are needed for post-approval studies.…
First cancer treatment for solid tumour with specific genetic feature approved in US The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first cancer treatment for use against tumours with a common biomarker regardless of where in the body the tumour originated.…
Pain patients treated with ketamine less likely to experience depression Large-scale data from the US Food and Drug Administration suggest that ketamine should be studied for use in patients suffering from depression.…
FDA approves first treatment for giant cell arteritis Subcutaneous tocilizumab (marketed as Actemra) has been approved by the US drug safety watchdog to treat adults with giant cell arteritis, a type of vasculitis.…
