Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ RNA-targeted drug Waylivra has been conditionally approved in Europe for the devastating ultra-rare disease Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS).
Shares in Catalyst Pharmaceuticals have dived after the US regulator approved a potential competitor to its rare disease drug Firdapse, which has been at the centre of a drug pricing row.
The UK government has announced a major revamp of its efforts to get innovative new medicines and therapies through clinical development and to the market.
NHS England has announced a deal with AbbVie, Gilead, and Merck, Sharpe and Dohme (MSD) that aims to eliminate hepatitis C from the country - although it has had to drop a 2025 target
In this issue of Deep Dive we explore the ever present issues of market access and commercialisation, analysing recent changes in China, England and the US and asking how pharma can work wi