EMA Prepares Approval Verdict On Beovu, Idhifa, Recarbrio

Products from Novartis, Celgene and Merck could get an EU approval recommendation at this week's CHMP meeting.

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Novartis AG’s injectable brolucizumab for treating wet age-related macular degeneration and Celgene Corp./Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s orphan drug enasidenib for acute myeloid leukemia could this week be recommended for approval across the EU.

A third new treatment – Merck & Co. Inc.'s combination antibacterial comprising imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam for infections due to gram-negative microorganisms – is also up for an opinion...

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