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Brentuximab vedotin approved in Japan
Credit: Linda Bartlett The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) for the treatment of...
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FDA working to end IV fluid shortage
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has acknowledged the current shortage of intravenous (IV) solutions, particularly 0.9% sodium chloride...
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Ponatinib back on the market
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has begun shipping the drug to Biologics, Inc., its exclusive specialty pharmacy.
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Committee votes against rivaroxaban for ACS
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FDA committee votes in favor of vorapaxar
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Survey quantifies impact of drug shortages
Credit: Rhoda Baer Drug shortages remain a serious problem for patient safety, according to a small survey of US pharmacy directors. Of the...
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Out-of-pocket costs hinder adherence to imatinib
Credit: CDC When their share of prescription costs becomes too high, many patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) will skip doses of...
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NICE recommends pixantrone for NHL
Credit: Bill Branson Counter to its previous recommendations, the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is now supporting...
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FDA approves ibrutinib for previously treated MCL
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has has granted accelerated approval for ibrutinib (Imbruvica) to treat patients with mantle cell...
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Fraud, errors were behind delay of apixaban approval, report shows
Medication mistakes, reporting errors, and record changes are what led the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to delay approval of the...
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Company suspends enrollment in drug trials
Credit: Esther Dyson After 2 deaths among patients receiving the BCL-2 inhibitor ABT-199, the company developing the drug has suspended...