June 08, 2019 – For some time now, Tofacitinib (Xeljanz) receives intense attention in the media, with regulatory authorities, and patients and treating physicians alike because of serious concerns of increased risk of blood clots in the lungs and increased mortality in patients …

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 June 22, 2016 – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved, as of the end of May 2016, Infliximab (Flixabi). Infliximab (Flixabi) is a monoclonal antibody that has been designed to attach to a protein called tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and block …

With Infliximab (Flixabi), a huge biosimilar medicine has been approved in the European Union (EU) Read more »

May 22, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration  approved  on May 20, 2014, Entyvio (vedolizumab) injection to treat adult patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis and adult patients with moderate to severe Crohn‘s disease. Entyvio is approved to …

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