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You can’t afford to get cancer

World of DTC Marketing

Monthly drugs costs may reach $100,000, causing many Americans to struggle with the physical and emotional effects of high out-of-pocket medical costs. Some cancer patients may face out-of-pocket costs of nearly $12,000 a year for one drug. Even worse, others are completely priced out of the hope for a cure. ScienceNews.com.

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The current pricing of cancer treatments is unsustainable

World of DTC Marketing

needs to take substantial steps to address the high costs of cancer drugs. From 2009 to 2019, the median monthly treatment costs for new drugs at launch reached $11,755 in the U.S… From 2009-10 to 2018-19, the lowest average monthly costs for new cancer drugs approved by the U.S. SUMMARY: The U.S.

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Switzerland and US sign drug inspection agreement

European Pharmaceutical Review

Under the agreement with the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland), the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be able to utilise each other’s GMP inspections of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, avoiding the need for duplicate inspections.

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Innovating allergy drug delivery with a needle-free alternative

European Pharmaceutical Review

This decision was granted a couple of weeks following approval by the US and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 40 million people in the US experience Type I allergic reactions due to food, venom or insect stings, 4 and the numbers are similar in Europe. Derived from IQVIA Claims Data, 2023. J Allergy Clin Immunol.

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Whole genome sequencing and analysis of live biotherapeutic products

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created live biotherapeutic products (LBP) as a new category in the 2012 guidelines. 1 It defined LBPs as drug products containing live microorganism(s) to be used to prevent, treat or cure a disease or condition in human beings.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

In the US, botanical dietary supplements can be sold without US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, 1 prompting many vendors to promote the use of botanical products as dietary supplements , 2 rather than pursue a path of regulatory approval. 3 Is two too few? 3 Is two too few?

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First FDA pregnancy-approved Pertussis vaccine to protect newborns

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals’ Boostrix vaccine for use in pregnant woman in their third trimester, to prevent against whooping cough (pertussis) in infants up to two months of age.

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