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CHMP says ponatinib’s benefits outweigh risks
Credit: CDC The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted its final opinion on...
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FDA approves treatment for acquired hemophilia A
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a recombinant porcine factor VIII (FVIII) product known as Obizur to treat bleeding...
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NICE supports use of rivaroxaban in ACS
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Supercomputers can predict drugs’ side effects
Credit: FDA Scientists have found they can use supercomputers to identify proteins that cause adverse drug reactions. The team noted that,...
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Ibrutinib gets EU approval for CLL, MCL
Credit: Steven Harbour The European Commission has granted marketing approval for the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor ibrutinib (Imbruvica) in...
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NICE doesn’t support pomalidomide for MM
Credit: CDC The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a preliminary draft guidance rejecting the use of...
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FDA approves drug for nausea, vomiting
Palonosetron prevents nausea and vomiting in the acute phase—within the first 24 hours of chemotherapy initiation. Netupitant prevents nausea and...
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FDA approves drug for untreated MCL
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved bortezomib (Velcade) for use in previously untreated patients with mantle cell lymphoma (...
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Price increases drive spending on cancer drugs
Credit: Steven Harbour The recent surge in spending on oral anticancer drugs in the US exceeds the increase in use of these drugs, new research...
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Program for poor can boost hospital profits
Credit: Petr Kratochvil A federal program designed to help the poor may actually be used to help US hospitals increase their profits, according...
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Survey shows lack of adherence to safety guidelines
Credit: Bill Branson Healthcare professionals do not consistently follow the recommended safe handling practices for antineoplastic drugs,...