US FDA to review full approval of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine by January
The target action date does not mean the approval will not happen before January, the US Food and Drug Administration's Acting…
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Lonza extends collaboration with biopharma client for antibody drug conjugate supply
Lonza did not name the client with whom it extended the agreement
UK fines pharma companies $360 million for overcharging NHS
The watchdog said the firms charged the NHS "excessively high prices" for almost a decade for the steroid hydrocortison
US FDA adds new warning on J&J COVID-19 vaccine for Guillain-Barre´ syndrome
It said J&J vaccine recipients should seek medical attention if they have symptoms including weakness or tingling sensations,…
Shortage of Sputnik V’s second dose to delay India’s full roll out, says Dr…
Dr Reddy's had received about three million first doses by 1st June and about 360,000 doses of the second by early this month, the…
Israel reports decrease in Pfizer vaccine effectiveness against infections
The decline coincided with the spread of the Delta variant and the end of social distancing restrictions in Israel
Novartis to manufacture anti-cholesterol drug Leqvio for US in Austria due to delay in US clearance
US clearance stalled after the US FDA questioned "unresolved facility inspection-related conditions" at the Italian plant of…
S Korean consortium to produce Russia’s Sputnik Light vaccine
The plan followed a request by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which markets the vaccine, and production would take…
Pfizer halts distribution of anti-smoking drug after finding carcinogen
The US drug regulator has, in the past, reached out to companies whose drugs had N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) over accepted…
US approves Roche drug for emergency use against severe COVID-19
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday that it had issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Actemra to…