The European Commission wants to make it easier for patients to access cheaper generic medicines, a draft EU document seen by Reuters shows, in a move that could cut the revenues of big pharmaceutical firms.
Shortages of flu shots this year are not related to drugmakers ramping up production of potential Covid-19 vaccines, the head of vaccines at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said.
A USA Today report found that from January through May 2020, 28 generic drugs in 405 dosages made the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s list of drugs in shortage.
Teva Pharmaceuticals has done an about-face and will resume production of the company’s generic chemotherapy drug vincristine, which has been described as a “lynchpin” in the treatment of many childhood cancers.
The FDA – looking to ease shortages triggered by several manufacturers recalling the blood pressure medicine valsartan over possible cancer risk – approved a new generic version of the drug.