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Approvals

The latest approvals from the global pharmaceutical industry.

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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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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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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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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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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
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Johnson & Johnson receives MHRA approval for BALVERSA

BALVERSA (erdafitinib) has been granted marketing approval by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the treatment of the most common type of bladder cancer, metastatic or unresectable urothelial carcinoma.

6 December 2024Approvals
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Theramex receives recommendation for YSELTY in Scotland

Theramex, a dedicated women’s health company, has announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has recommended YSELTY (linzagolix) for the treatment of moderate or severe symptoms of uterine fibroids (UFs) in adult women of reproductive age.

6 December 2024Approvals
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MHRA greenlights adapted nuvaxovid JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 and up

Approval of an updated version of the Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Novavax, has been granted by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), to target the omicron JN.1 COVID-19 subvariant.

6 December 2024Approvals
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J&J seeks approval for first drug to treat high-risk smouldering myeloma

Earlier in November, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine have applied to the US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the approval of a new indication for DARZALEX FASPRO (daratumumab and hyluronidase-fihj).

6 December 2024Approvals
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NICE gives positive recommendation for Santen’s Roclanda

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has given a positive recommendation for Santen’s Roclanda (netarsudil 0.02% and latanoprost 0.005%) as an option for patients suffering from primary open-angle glaucoma (poag) or ocular hypertension.

15 November 2024Approvals