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Opinion: The FDA’s risky action on compounding weight loss drugs

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When Makena, a drug designed to prevent preterm births, hit the market in 2011 at $1,500 per dose, it drew rife backlash. The drug was based on an active ingredient that had been available for many years at a much lower cost.

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FDA approves generic Xarelto

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval of the first generic form of Xarelto (rivaroxaban), a popular anticoagulant medication. To gain FDA approval , a generic medication must be proven to work the same and provide the same benefits as the brand-name medication. On March 4, 2025, the U.S. The approval is for the 2.5

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Opinion: What the Makena vote means about accelerated approval, trust, and the FDA

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On Wednesday, the FDA advisory committee that oversees obstetrics, reproductive, and urologic drugs voted 14-1 that the drug Makena was not effective at reducing the risk of preterm birth, and that it should be removed from the market. We’ve been here before. Read the rest…

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FDA extends review of GSK’s myelofibrosis drug

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UK-based pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period of its new drug application (NDA) for the rare bone cancer drug momelotinib by three months. Novartis and Incyte Corp’s Jakafi was the first FDA-approved drug for the treatment of myelofibrosis in November 2011.

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FDA withdraws approval of preterm birth drug Makena

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rescinded its approval for Swiss drug maker Covis Pharma’s (Covis) Makena drug and its generic versions , the only approved treatments aimed at reducing the risk of premature birth. The decision was made after studies did not prove the effectiveness of the drug in preventing preterm birth.

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BMS’ Orencia gets FDA nod for GvHD thanks to real-world data

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Bristol-Myers Squibb’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Orencia has been approved by the FDA to prevent graft versus host disease (GvHD), a serious complication of haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) used to treat leukaemias and other blood cancers. billion in the first nine months of the year.

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FDA withdraws approval of preterm birth drug Makena

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rescinded its approval for Swiss drug maker Covis Pharma’s (Covis) Makena drug and its generic versions , the only approved treatments aimed at reducing the risk of premature birth. The decision was made after studies did not prove the effectiveness of the drug in preventing preterm birth.

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