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DRUGS | EU Pulls Authorization of Adakveo for Sickle Cell Disease
The decision comes after the Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended in May 2023 to pull the approval following a review of additional Phase III data. The EC’s decision…
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NEWS | WHO Updates Essential Medicines List, Adds New Medicines for Thalassaemia
Until recently, the WHO EML recommended only deferoxamine for iron chelation, limiting patients’ access to other crucial pharmacological alternatives for the effective management of their condition. Since 2019, the Thalassaemia…
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DRUGS | EMA Starts Pilot To Collect Information On Ongoing/Potential Shortages
To help address this issue, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is starting a pilot to collect information on ongoing or potential shortages, according to the following criteria: The shortage…
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NEW APPROVAL | PYRUKYND® Gets EU Green Light For Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Deficiency
The European Commission has granted, on November 10, 2022, marketing authorization to Agios Pharmaceuticals for PYRUKYND® intended for the treatment of PK deficiency in adult patients. People with PK…
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What’s New In Clinical Trials For Thalassaemia/Sickle Cell Disease Drugs And Therapies?
Many pharmaceutical companies are making remarkable progress in their research into candidate treatments for these diseases and 2022 is expected to be yet another eventful year for haemoglobin disorders! Check…
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TIF Guide on COVID-19 Vaccinations & Therapeutic Drugs – The December Issue
During this last fortnight, experts have scrambled to gain an understanding of the new heavily mutated variant, what kind of symptoms and illness it can cause, and whether it undermines…
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UK & Wales: NICE Recommends First Treatment In Two Decades For Sickle Cell Disease
For the first time in 20 years, a new therapy for sickle cell disease is to be made available on the UK National Health Service (NHS). Crizanlizumab (Adakveo) by Novartis…
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Clinical Trials Update: The June 2021 Edition
TIF provides you with comprehensive and up-to-date information on developing drugs and therapies for thalassaemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) currently in clinical trials. Our most recent June 2021 update…
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UPDATE: COVID-19 Developing Vaccinations & Therapeutic Drugs
All the latest updates of TIF's Vaccinations & Therapeutic Drugs Guide for COVID-19 gathered in a single document.
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