Rates of the very rare clotting disorder, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), following a second dose of Vaxzevria are comparable to the background rate in an unvaccinated population… read more.
AstraZeneca’s Forxiga (dapagliflozin) has been recommended for approval in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults with and without type-2 diabetes… read more.
AstraZeneca and MSD’s Koselugo (selumetinib) has been granted conditional approval in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of symptomatic, inoperable plexiform neurofibromas (PN) in paediatric patients with… read more.
Updated results from the positive PACIFIC Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) demonstrated a sustained, clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) benefit at five… read more.
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]), formerly AZD1222, has been granted a special approval for emergency use in Japan for active immunisation of individuals aged 18 years and… read more.
Department of Health & Social Care (UK) Statement made on 7 May 2021:There have been reports of extremely rare adverse events of concurrent thrombosis (blood clots) and thrombocytopenia… read more.
AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin), a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline, end-stage… read more.
A hypothesis has been put forward as to why COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1 nCov-19) seems to trigger an abnormal and potentially life-threatening combination of blood clotting and low… read more.
The AstraZeneca US Phase III trial of AZD 1222 demonstrated statistically significant vaccine efficacy of 79% at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% efficacy at preventing severe disease and… read more.
Positive high-level results from the primary analysis of the Phase III trial of AZD 1222 in the US have confirmed vaccine efficacy consistent with the pre-specified interim analysis… read more.
The Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) reaffirmed the benefits of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca continue to far outweigh the risks.
Health Canada has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) and a related shot by the Serum Institute of India for use in Canada.
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