FDA approved an at-home induction option for risankizumab-rzaa in adults with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease, based on the phase 3 AFFIRM trial.
|Articles|November 16, 2014
No-One's in Charge of Pharmaceuticals in Europe!
Peter O’Donnell’s recent Applied Clinical Trials blog, ‘Who’s in charge of Medicines in Brussels?‘, has been overtaken by history, with the departure of Guido Rasi from his post of Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency.
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At a time of flux in the European context for pharmaceuticals, Rasi’s moderate manner and capacity for strategic thinking were one reassurance amid so much uncertainty, writes Peter, and his removal is to be lamented.
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