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China sacks six senior officials at food and drug regulator over vaccine scandal

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China said on Saturday it has sacked six senior officials at its food and drug regulator after a safety scandal at vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology Co Ltd revealed failings at the government body including inadequate supervision. In a posting on its website, the State Administration for Market Regulation said that among officials… Read More: China sacks six senior officials at food and drug regulator… »

Cystic fibrosis boy, 8, urges firm to lower Orkambi drug price

Image caption Luis Walker wrote to the Prime Minister asking for her help to make the drug available An eight-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis has urged a pharmaceutical firm to lower the price of a drug so it can be made available on the NHS. Luis Walker, from Horam in East Sussex, told Vertex Pharmaceuticals,… Read More: Cystic fibrosis boy, 8, urges firm to lower Orkambi drug… »

Biogen's pricey muscle drug Spinraza too costly for Britain

LONDON (Reuters) – Biogen’s muscle disease treatment Spinraza has been deemed too expensive for use on Britain’s state-run health service, even after a price discount offered by the U.S. drugmaker. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks a Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Spinraza, which has a U.S. list price… Read More: Biogen's pricey muscle drug Spinraza too costly for Britain »