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Approvals

The latest approvals from the global pharmaceutical industry.

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Sanofi’s chlamydia vaccine put on FDA fast track

US regulators have granted a fast track designation to Sanofi’s mRNA chlamydia vaccine, putting it in line for development benefits and an expedited review.

28 April 2025Approvals
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GRI Bio wins Europe and Japan patents

San Diego-headquartered biotechnology company GRI Bio has strengthened its global intellectual property portfolio with the addition of two new patents.

28 April 2025Approvals
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Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Ipsen’s Iqirvo to treat rare liver disease

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved Ipsen’s Iqirvo (elafibranor) in NHS Scotland to treat the rare liver disease primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).

28 April 2025Approvals
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Dupixent approved in Japan as first biologic medicine for COPD

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has authorised the marketing and manufacturing of Sanofi and Regeneron’s chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment Dupixent (dupilumab).

28 April 2025Approvals
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New hormonal treatment launched to help prevent miscarriage in pregnancy

Besins Healthcare has launched in the UK its new treatment, based on progesterone, to prevent miscarriage.

28 April 2025UK News
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UCB’s Fintepla receives NICE recommendation for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

UCB’s Fintepla (fenfluramine) has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to treat seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in patients aged two years and older.

13 March 2025Approvals
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MHRA approves Telix’s prostate cancer imaging agent Illuccix

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Telix Pharmaceuticals’ imaging agent Illuccix (gozetotide) for use in adult prostate cancer patients who are undergoing a position emission tomography (PET) scan.

13 March 2025Approvals
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BridgeBio announces EC approval for acoramidis in ATTR-CM

The European Commission (EC) has approved acoramidis to treat wild-type or variant transthyretin amyloidosis in adults with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), according to an announcement from the drug’s developer BridgeBio Pharma.

13 March 2025Approvals
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FDA approves Samsung Bioepis’ denosumab biosimilars

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Samsung Bioepis’ biosimilars referencing Amgen’s bone disease therapy denosumab.

13 March 2025Approvals
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MHRA grants marketing authorisation to ANDEMBRY for hereditary angioedema

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorisation to ANDEMBRY (garadacimab) by CSL for the prevention of recurrent attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adult and adolescent patients over the age of 12.

12 February 2025Approvals
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Combination first-in-line treatment approved for patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Johnson & Johnson company Janssen-Cilag Interenational NV has announced news that the European Commission (EC) has approved a marketing authorisation for the combination of LASCLUZE (lazertinib) and RYBREVANT (amivantamab) for first-in-line treatment of adult patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations exon 19 deletions (ex19del) or exon 21 L858R (L858R) substitution mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

12 February 2025Approvals
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NICE issues positive final guidance for treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy from Santhera

Santhera Pharmaceuticals has received positive final guidance from the National Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) for AGAMREE (vamorolone) to be used as treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystophy (DMD) in patients who are aged 4 or older in the UK.

12 February 2025Approvals