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Gaps Remain in MOUD Access Across Opioid Treatment Programs

Drug Topics

From 2017 to 2023, the percentage of all opioid treatment programs offering 3 forms of medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) increased from 33% to 45%, but there is still a need to expand the offerings of OUD therapy across treatment programs. 1 Data from 10,289 facility-year observations were used, with 1211 in 2017 and 1421 in 2023.

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FDA: Fasenra Approved As Add-On Maintenance Therapy for Severe Pediatric Asthma

Drug Topics

Fasenra was initially approved in 2017 as an add on maintenance therapy in patients aged 12 years and older.

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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

The FDA Law Blog

Karst The FDA Reduction-in-Force (Termination)or RIF(T)announced last week has resulted in countless stories in the press and on personal LinkedIn accounts from those RIFd. As folks steeped in the world of generic drugs And Hatch-Waxman know, theres a lot that happens before FDA can take action on an ANDA.

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FDA Inspections: Lesson 1 – Interviewing Employees

The FDA Law Blog

Farquhar This is the first in a series of blog posts on tips for successfully handling an FDA inspection. Using publicly available examples, these lessons will illustrate potential pitfalls and strategies for interacting with FDA during and after an inspection. FD&C Act 501(j).

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STAT+: Two of FDA’s top cancer regulators to depart, heightening worries about drug reviews

STAT

Both deputy directors at the key Food and Drug Administration center that oversees the regulation of cancer drugs plan on departing the agency, sources told STAT Thursday, highlighting the drain on talent at the FDA created by layoffs, uncertainty, and shifts in policy at the agency even as it is set to lay off thousands more people.

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs, 9amHealth Collaborate to Make Obesity Medications Affordable

Drug Topics

Approximately 31% of people in the United States were overweight and 42% were obese in 2017 to 2018, compared with 34% and 30.5% " Obesity has risen considerably over the past 3 years, according to data from the Pew Research Center. in 1999 to 2000, respectively.

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PTC wins FDA approval for first brain-delivered gene therapy Kebilidi

Fierce Pharma

The FDA issued its first stamp of approval for a cell or gene therapy back in 2017 to Novartis' Kymriah. | The gene therapy has already been approved to treat AADC deficiency in Europe and the U.K., among other countries, where it's branded as Upstaza.

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