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Green light for new medicines at September 2025 meeting

Written by | 29 Sep 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended 14 new medicines for approval at its September meeting. The key Committee on Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) reviews safety and efficacy […]

New guidance on pregnancy and breastfeeding during clinical trials

Written by | 28 Sep 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is working on guidelines for the inclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding individuals in clinical trials. The recommendations are designed to support better information […]

Watchdog warns of illegal weight loss medicines

Written by | 27 Sep 2025

Soaring demand for GLP-1 receptor agonists, commonly prescribed for diabetes and obesity, is driving a surge in the online sale of illegal medicines. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) […]

EU green light for 13 new medicines in June

Written by | 28 Jun 2025

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) key expert group has recommended 13 medicines for approval at its June 2025 meeting. The Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) […]

EMA Annual Report: 114 new medicines in 2024

Written by | 27 Jun 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) – the EU’s drug safety watchdog – approved 114 medicines last year, with 46 of these having a new active substance which had […]

New EU guidelines on pregnancy and breastfeeding in clinical trials

Written by | 26 Jun 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched a consultation on guidelines on how to include and retain pregnant and breastfeeding women in clinical trials. The goal is to […]

Green light for 16 new medicines in the EU

Written by | 22 May 2025

April was a bumper month for drug approvals in Europe, with sixteen new products recommended by the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) key committee on human medicines. This almost […]

EU regulators warn of ‘vulnerabilities’ in supply of radiopharmaceuticals

Written by | 21 May 2025

Europe faces limited supplies of medicines containing radioisotopes which are used to diagnose or treat cancer, according to EU-level and national drug regulators. Experts say European countries should […]

Green light for four new medicines in the EU

Written by | 9 Mar 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended four new products for approval, and extended the use of sixteen other drugs. The decisions, which brings to 12 the total […]

EU drug watchdog warns of scams using regulator’s logo

Written by | 8 Mar 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA), the EU’s drug regulator, is warning the public and companies to beware of fraud. The agency has been alerted to several scams and […]

EMA approves 17 medicines at December meeting

Written by | 28 Dec 2024

The European Medicines Agency rounded off a busy year by approving seventeen new medicines. At its December meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) also […]

EU drug regulators agree common approach to data transparency

Written by | 27 Dec 2024

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published a comprehensive overhaul of their guidance on the identification of commercially confidential information (CCI) and […]

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