Several of the top pharmaceutical companies have joined a new coalition that aims to improve access to cancer medicines in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs).
Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can now access treatment with Biogen's oral therapy Vumerity, after NICE recommended the d
Pharmaceutical companies have said they will try to carve months off the time between approval and launch for new medicines in Europe, and reduce disparities in access between countries.
In draft guidance, NICE has said it cannot recommend Gilead Sciences' Trodelvy in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), setting up a disparity in access to the drug via the NHS in the UK.
Takeda has secured UK approval for its lung cancer therapy Exkivity, with an NHS access deal that could see it prescribed to patients within the next few weeks.
After being hailed as a triumph of public-private drug development, Moderna's partnership with the US government on its COVID-19 vaccine looks like it may descend into acrimony.