The Sorin Group recently announced CE Mark approval of its Solo Smart stentless aortic valve, which Milan, Italy-based Sorin is touting as an improvement on its Freedom Solo valve that has been used in Europe since 2004. So how did Sorin ...
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Pfizer has secured European Commission approval to carry out updates to the summary of product characteristics (SmPC) for its pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) Prevenar 13, regarding its use in certain high-risk populations. Now the ...
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Japanese pharmaceutical firm Eisai has secured approval from the European Commission (EC) on the license extension application for the use of antiepileptic agent Zonegran (zonisamide) in the treatment of pediatric patients. The EC ...
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has received an application from Bayer HealthCare for marketing authorization of its oral multi-kinase inhibitor, regorafenib, for the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GlST). ...
Pfizer has obtained European approval for the expanded use of Prevenar 13 (pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine [13-valent, adsorbed]), in adults between 18 to 49 years of age for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease. ...
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Aptus Endosystems has received CE mark approval from the European Union for its thoracic-length Heli-FX system for thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) treatment. Featuring a longer delivery device with additional tip configurations, the ...
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The European Commission has approved ThromboGenics' Jetrea (ocriplasmin) for the treatment of vitreomacular traction (VMT), including when coupled with macular hole of diameter less than or equal to 400 microns, in the European Union (EU). ...
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The USFDA has approved Novartis Zortress as the first drug to prevent organ rejection in adult patients receiving liver transplantation in the US. The approval was based on positive data from liver transplant study that compared Zortress ...
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St Jude Medical has received CE mark approval for its Portico Transcatheter aortic heart valve which is designed to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at intermediate risk for undergoing open-heart surgery. The 23 mm ...
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The EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the approval of AMAG Pharmaceuticals' ferumoxytol, an iron deficiency anemia (IDA) therapy. The intravenous (IV) iron therapy, indicated for the treatment of ...
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The European Commission has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Kalydeco (ivacaftor) to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis in people with a specific genetic mutation (G551D). The approval is based on positive findings from two ...
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