New Medicines News
New Medicines News is produced by the SPS Horizon Scanning Service. It highlights recent new product launches and significant medicines regulatory changes
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We’ve updated the guidance on asking users for their NHS number
October 2025
Orphan medicines are licensed to diagnose, prevent, or treat rare conditions that are life-threatening or chronically debilitating. ‘Orphan’…
September 2025
It is also possible to patent other aspects of a medicine, such as different drug salts, formulations, or…
August 2025
A patent usually protects an invention for up to 20 years from the date the patent is filed.…
July 2025
The ‘loss of exclusivity date’ (LoE) is the date that generic or biosimilar manufacturers can launch their own…