Chemotherapy Labelling Vaccines 
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Regeneron has announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Libtayo (cemiplimab) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with second-line recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer and disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. The results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The narrower label for Zejula (niraparib) means it can only be used as second-line maintenance therapy after platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with these cancers whose tumours carry a germline BRCA mutation – around 15% of the population. That was due last Friday, but cancelled when GSK opted to withdraw the approval.
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Hospital Pharmacy Europe
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
New responsibilities, new arenas The potential for in-hospital manufacturing is further developing due to the new responsibilities assigned to hospital pharmacy staff, such as centralised preparation of chemotherapies and drugs for clinical trials, extemporaneous production of radiopharmaceuticals and cellular therapies, to name but a few.
The Checkup by Singlecare
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
People taking Enbrel can usually get vaccinations, but they should avoid live vaccines. Some studies suggest that Enbrel might slightly lower the body’s response to certain vaccines, like the pneumococcal vaccine. Similarly, live vaccines should also be avoided with Cosentyx due to similar safety concerns.
The Checkup by Singlecare
MARCH 8, 2024
In cats, prednisolone is used as an add-on treatment to chemotherapy drugs or as a palliative treatment for advanced cancers. Live vaccines should be avoided because prednisone and prednisolone weaken the immune system. Store any compounded version of this medicine following the directions on the label.
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