Pfizer withdraws sickle-cell disease treatment
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer said on Wednesday it was withdrawing its sickle cell disease treatment Oxbryta from all markets where it is approved, citing risks of a painful complication and deaths.
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Sickle Cell Disease Drug Pulled From Global Markets
Pfizer is pulling its sickle cell disease (SCD) treatment voxelotor (Oxbryta) from global markets after data review showed an imbalance in deaths among patients taking the drug.
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Pfizer Recalls All of Its Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Over Safety Concerns
Pfizer is withdrawing all of its sickle cell disease drug, Oxbryta, worldwide because of safety concerns. Pfizer ( PFE) shares declined Thursday after the drug maker recalled all lots of its sickle cell disease medicine worldwide because of concerns it could lead to severe pain and possibly death in patients.
Family impacted by sickle cell disease working to help other families impacted
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Pfizer Sickle Cell Treatment Suspended by Europe in New Setback
European regulators suspended the approval of Pfizer Inc.’s sickle cell anemia drug, Oxbryta, citing a higher rate of disease complications in patients who started taking the drug.
EU Watchdog Puts Sickle Cell Disease Drug On Ice
The EU's drug watchdog Thursday called for the suspension of approval for Pfizer's medicine to treat sickle cell disease, saying doctors should stop using the drug.
What the withdrawal of its sickle cell drug means for Pfizer, patients, and the FDA
European regulators on Thursday also said that patients in the trials had higher rates of the pain crises that are hallmarks of sickle cell disease once they started on Oxbryta, also called voxelotor,
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Sickle cell community scrambles to find safe plan after a drug is pulled from the market
Eric Boodman, a STAT general assignment reporter, is the author of a series about sickle cell disease and forced sterilizations. She knew what it was to have pain she couldn’t put into words ...
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Morgantown-based start-up launches pediatric sickle cell treatment, hosts Kenyan leader
Officials hosted a tour Friday and launched a groundbreaking pediatric treatment for sickle cell disease. Yunigen officials, including Chief Executive Officer and Vice President Charles Otieno ...
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Sickle cell disease is debilitating — still, patients struggle to receive care in Acadiana
Sickle cell patients say they struggle to receive appropriate care, especially in emergency room settings. Overcoming some of ...
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Gene therapy for sickle cell disease remains a tough business model — and may never work
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease remains a tough business model — and may never work, @adamfeuerstein writes.
Sickle Cell 5K and Blood Drive hosted on same day to bring awareness to disease
Meanwhile, in Lawton, about a dozen people showed up at the Abundant Life Christian Church to donate blood for the Sickle ...
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Mudavadi outlines Kenya’s strategy to address sickle cell disease
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi states that the government of Kenya has intensified efforts to tackle the challenge ...
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WATCH: Carilion Clinic holding Sickle Cell Awareness walk
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Carillion Clinic Sickle Cell Collaborative is holding an awareness walk ...
Pfizer's Oxbryta exit may hasten trials of rival experimental sickle cell drugs, analysts say
Pfizer's decision late on Wednesday to withdraw its sickle cell disease treatment due to the risk of death could help speed ...