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European Medicines Agency rejects breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug









Biogen Eisai Alzheimer's drug Leqembi rejected by European regulator

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/07/26...g-leqembi-rejected-by-european-regulator.html

KEY POINTS
  • European drug regulators rejected the Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi from Biogen and Eisai, creating another hurdle for the companies as they scramble to boost uptake of the therapy in the U.S.
  • The European Commission, the EU's executive body, has a final say. But it almost always follows the drug regulator's recommendations.
  • The regulator said Leqembi's effect on delaying cognitive decline does not outweigh "the risk of serious side effects associated with the medicine.
 




Biogen Eisai Alzheimer's drug Leqembi rejected by European regulator

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/07/26...g-leqembi-rejected-by-european-regulator.html

KEY POINTS
  • European drug regulators rejected the Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi from Biogen and Eisai, creating another hurdle for the companies as they scramble to boost uptake of the therapy in the U.S.
  • The European Commission, the EU's executive body, has a final say. But it almost always follows the drug regulator's recommendations.
  • The regulator said Leqembi's effect on delaying cognitive decline does not outweigh "the risk of serious side effects associated with the medicine.
Why would anyone work at this company? Jobs open all over the place? No credibility with doctors and poor leadership.