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MHRA Chief Executive to step down

European Pharmaceutical Review

Leading the MHRA – a five year journey Professor Graham Cooke, interim chair of the MHRA board, remarked that Dame June’s “leadership of the MHRA over the last five years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been exceptional.” Her previous role in the agency was as Director of Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines.

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Camera Measures Blood Pressure with Quick Look

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The system could provide contact-free measurements in as little as ten seconds, and could be very useful for large health screens or in situations where minimal contact is preferred for safety, such as during a pandemic. Blood pressure is a key health indicator, but our method of measuring it can be a little cumbersome. billion worldwide.

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New Parkinson’s drug formulation “nearly doubles” exposure

European Pharmaceutical Review

Therefore “This could improve the overall safety and tolerability of risvodetinib.” “… compared to the capsules currently in use in the 201 clinical trial, the smaller tablets may overcome challenges patients have swallowing oral medication as a result of their disease.

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Accelerating AMR vaccine development

European Pharmaceutical Review

It is one of the leading causes of death associated with AMR globally. Using this approach, our lead programme – RVX 001, a protein-based vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease – has been designed with antigens common to all pneumococcus serotypes. 2019 Jan; 7(1): e58-e67. 2019 Oct 16;7(4):151. The Lancet.

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Novel anti-epileptic drug demonstrates efficacy

European Pharmaceutical Review

A new approach to potassium-channel openers for epilepsy Critically, XEN1101 combines the effectiveness of potassium-channel openers with the safety of more traditional drugs, stated study lead author and neurologist Dr Jacqueline French. It ran between January 2019 and September 2021.

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Phase III trial shows lanadelumab reduces HAE attacks in children

European Pharmaceutical Review

It can lead to painful attacks of oedema (swelling) in various parts of the body, including the abdomen, face, feet, genitals, hands and throat. The SPRING study data reinforce the safety and efficacy of Takhzyro across a broad range of patients living with HAE,” commented Ming Yu, Global Clinical Lead at Takeda. “We

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After coeliac fail, 9 Meters plots phase 3 in short bowel syndrome

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Two weeks after reporting disappointing results for its lead coeliac disease therapy, 9 Meters Biopharma will draw some comfort from a mid-stage trial of its candidate for short bowel syndrome (SBS), although its share price remains under pressure. Some children are born with an abnormally short small intestine.

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