Celltrion Inc. has bagged its first green light outside Asia for its COVID-19 monoclonal antibody Regkirona (regdanvimab) with an emergency use authorization in Brazil. Brazil’s Anvisa gave the EUA for the drug to treat high-risk adult patients, including those aged 65 or older, with mild and moderate COVID-19 symptoms on Aug. 11. The regulator reached its decision on the drug, also known as CT-P59, via a unanimous vote.
A new rule published by India’s Central Drug Standards Control Organization that would require additional tests, trials or even approvals for drugs after changes in their active substances is likely to have only limited impact on companies and the market, despite evoking memories of a bruising patent dispute eight years ago.
PERTH, Australia – The Treasury Department is seeking feedback from industry stakeholders on its discussion paper on a patent box policy, which was first announced in the May 2021 federal budget.
The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across all stages of drug development is presenting challenges for regulators across the world.
China’s NMPA has given Belief Biomed Inc. the official go-ahead to start testing its investigational gene therapy, BBM-H901, for the potential treatment of hemophilia B in the country, marking the first time an I.V. gene therapy for a rare disease has been approved in China. The company plans to advance the phase I/II trial for the candidate shortly, it said.
PERTH, Australia – Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is warning device manufacturers that new regulations for software-based medical devices may have changed the classification of devices currently on the market, and these devices will need to be re-registered if they are to stay on the market.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Globus Medical, Spectrum Solutions.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit didn’t change a thing in a trio of rulings stemming from Eli Lilly and Co.’s inter partes review challenges of several patents protecting Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.’s migraine drug, Ajovy (fremanezumab).
As more therapies are approved to treat severe atopic dermatitis, U.S. payers should make available at least one biologic and one JAK1 inhibitor, given how different the drug classes are in their onset of action and their risk profile, a panel of experts recommended at a recent Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) roundtable.