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European Medicines Agency - EMA (Remove filter)

Published by European Medicines Agency, 27 November 2020

EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) has recommended updating product information for all chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine-containing medicines following a review that confirmed a link between the use of...

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Published by European Medicines Agency, 16 November 2020

CHMP endorsed PRAC’s assessment of risk of liver injury but considered benefits of ulipristal in controlling fibroids may outweigh risk. It therefore recommends ulipristal remains available to treat...

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Published by European Medicines Agency, 13 November 2020

The main change concerns the limits for nitrosamines, which will now apply to the finished products (e.g. tablets). These limits, should ensure that excess risk of cancer from nitrosamines in any...

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Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists, 01 January 2016

An audit-based quality improvement programme to help mental health services improve prescribing of antipsychotics for children and adolescents. It is open to all secondary mental health services in...

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Published by European Medicines Agency, 11 December 2020

The licence extension as monotherapy, is for first-line maintenance treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are progression-free following...

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Published by European Medicines Agency, 11 December 2020

Tucatinib is an oral antineoplastic protein kinase inhibitor of HER2 kinase. Its benefits include increased progression free survival and overall survival including in patients with metastases.

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Published by European Medicines Agency, 11 December 2020

Available as prolonged-release granules, Sibnayal is an alkalising agent and buffer in metabolic acidosis. It is reported to correct metabolic acidosis in patients with distal renal tubular acidosis.

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Published by European Medicines Agency, 11 December 2020

Fostemsavir is an oral antiviral that selectively inhibits the interaction between HIV and cellular CD4 receptors, thereby preventing viral entry into the host cells.

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Published by European Medicines Agency, 11 December 2020

Selpercatinib is a RET receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, inhibiting wild-type RET receptor tyrosine kinase and multiple mutated isoforms. Reported benefits include objective response rate and...

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Published by European Medicines Agency, 11 December 2020

Moxetumomab pasudotox is a CD22-targeted immunotoxin designed to direct the cytotoxic action of the truncated Pseudomonas exotoxin to cells which express the CD22 receptor. Reported benefits includes...

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