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JANUARY 12, 2021

Boehringer and Eli Lilly have moved closer to a heart failure indication for their SGLT2 inhibitor Jardiance, as the FDA starts a fast-track review of the drug in its first use beyond diabetes. Farxiga won FDA approval for adults with HFrEF in May 2020, which helped to drive its third-quarter sales up by a third to $525 million.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Retail pharmacies in the US will be able to dispense mifepristone-based therapies to end pregnancies after the FDA introduced changes to its regulatory framework for the products. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ACOG) said the FDA’s decision was a victory for women’s health.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

Immunocore has secured a piece of biotech industry history, becoming the first company to get an FDA approval for a cancer therapeutic based on T cell receptor (TCR) technology. The post Immunocore claims first-ever FDA approval for TCR cancer therapy appeared first on.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 19, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Satsuma Pharmaceuticals’ 505(b)(2) new drug application (NDA) for STS101 for acute treatment of migraine, for review. The company’s NDA was supported mainly by the data obtained from the Phase I clinical trial completed in June 2021, and the Phase III ASCEND trial.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Cure Ventures , a Boston-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 by a trio of veteran biotech investors, has brought in two former executives from Sage Therapeutics to prepare them for investing in neuroscience startups. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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JULY 19, 2022

The FDA’s decision to clear the new indication for the topical JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor came after a priority review that was delayed by a request for additional data by the regulator, holding back a decision by three months. The post FDA clears Incyte’s Opzelura as first vitiligo therapy appeared first on.

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

Sanofi and Regeneron have another challenger to their big-selling drug Dupixent for atopic dermatitis, now that the FDA has approved Leo Pharma’s rival antibody tralokinumab. billion in the first nine months of 2021, helped by additional approvals in severe asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.

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The FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

Maybe that’s also why FDA last week publicized the highest number of important Warning Letters of the year (compared with prior releases in 2023). Perhaps FDA wanted us to remember 2023 as the year FDA succeeded in uncovering critical defects in drug and device manufacturing, and in critical trials. Dextrum Laboratories Inc.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 26, 2023

After earning multimillion dollar revenues while being an authorised preferred treatment for Covid-19, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a full approval to Pfizer’s oral antiviral Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir + ritonavir).

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The FDA Law Blog

JULY 10, 2023

After a firm submits a 510(k) to FDA, FDA will request still more information after a first-pass review. According to the 2 nd Quarter FY2023 MDUFA V Performance Report , FDA issued a request for additional information (AI request) on the first FDA review cycle for 63% to 68% of 510(k)s submitted in FY2018 to FY2022.

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MAY 26, 2022

billion takeover of Agios Pharma’s oncology business after getting a key FDA approval for Tibsovo, the main asset in the deal. As Vidaza is a standard first-line therapy for AML the new indication makes Tibsovo an option for a wider range of patients, although the drug has reportedly been used off-label in this setting.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Bristol-Myers Squibb finally has FDA approval for its CAR-T therapy liso-cel, which has been cleared by the US regulator as Breyanzi for certain forms of large B-cell lymphoma. DLBCL is the most common type of NHL in adults, accounting for around a third of the 77,000 new cases diagnosed in the US, according to the FDA.

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The FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2022

By doing so, FDA has limited the number of tests that have reached the market, thereby reducing available supply and increasing prices. As FDA would acknowledge, the antigen tests are the fastest and most practical method for distributing testing in the general population. That could happen again.

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JUNE 8, 2021

The FDA “has failed in its responsibility to protect patients and families from unproven treatments with known harms” in approving Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm. Patrizia Cavazzoni (@FDACDERDirector) June 7, 2021. Broad label questioned. — Brad Loncar (@bradloncar) June 7, 2021.

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MARCH 1, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new cell-based therapy for blood cancer, developed by Janssen and China’s Legend Biotech to treat multiple myeloma. Following the FDA decision, CARVYKTI is now Legend’s first product to be approved for use in the US.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) specialist Seagen has claimed its fourth product approval in the US, getting the nod from the FDA for Tivdak as a second-line monotherapy for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. There’s no word yet on a price for Tivdak, which will launch with a black box warning for ocular toxicity on its label.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

Amgen has its first direct competition in the KRAS inhibitor class following FDA approval of Mirati’s adagrasib as Krazati for a form of lung cancer. The FDA approval is conditional on a positive outcome from a phase 3 confirmatory trial – KRYSTAL-12 – which is scheduled to complete next year.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

An FDA advisory committee 12 to 1 in favour of approving Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which accounts for around half of all heart failure cases but proves highly resistant to drug treatment. The post Entresto set for big sales hike after FDA panel endorsement appeared first on.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Sanofi’s hopes of a speedy approval of first-in-class C1s inhibitor sutimlimab in rare disorder cold agglutinin disease (CAD) were dashed by the FDA, but new phase 3 data keep the drugmaker on track for a resubmission before year-end. At the moment CAD is managed using off-label therapies, including rituximab and corticosteroid drugs.

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MAY 27, 2021

Myovant has chalked up a second approval for its flagship drug relugolix from the FDA, becoming the first once-daily oral drug in the US to treat heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids. . The post FDA clears Myovant’s relugolix for uterine fibroids, setting up AbbVie clash appeared first on.

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JULY 11, 2021

In another twist to the Aduhelm approval tale, FDA’s Janet Woodcock has called for an independent investigation into the relationship between agency staffers and Biogen executives. In the letter, she writes: “FDA’s decisions are far ranging and it is inevitable that some of those decisions will lead to controversy.”

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The FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Since that time, FDA issued a draft guidance for predetermined change control plans (PCCPs) for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) software functions. FDA considers these guiding principles as complimentary to their recent efforts around PCCPs including their proposed draft guidance on PCCPs.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

The FDA has accepted for review Seres Therapeutics’ Biologics License Application (BLA) for SER-109, an investigational oral microbiome therapeutic for the prevention of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (rCDI). If approved, SER-109 would be the first-ever FDA-approved oral microbiome therapeutic. Now at $6.79

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 25, 2024

Wegovy (semaglutide) is an injectable medication approved in 2021 for people with obesity or who are overweight and have a weight-related medical condition. Because those drugs are not FDA approved for weight loss, like Wegovy, healthcare providers may prescribe them off-label.

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The FDA Law Blog

APRIL 30, 2023

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“Senate HELP”) is scheduled to take up legislation that could significantly limit access to the courts and immunize critical FDA decisions from timely judicial review. Subsection 505(q) initially was added by Section 914 of the 2007 FDA Amendments Act (“FDAAA”), Pub.

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JUNE 7, 2021

Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) was approved for relapsed/refractory ALL in 2017, but its label covers use in children and young adults aged up to 25, who account for the bulk of cases of the blood cancer. It was filed for the adult ALL indication in the US in April, and has a priority review from the FDA, with a verdict due in October.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

JANUARY 26, 2024

Approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2017 for blood sugar management, Ozempic has recently gained attention for its weight loss effects. Healthcare professionals prescribe Ozempic off-label for weight management for patients with obesity. It received FDA approval for weight management in June 2021.)

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STAT

JUNE 29, 2023

He allegedly worked with several other individuals and pharmacies between 2017 and 2021 as part of the scheme. Reconfiguring bottles and labels for distributing medicines is known as misbranding or diverting legitimate prescription drugs. Steven Diamantstein, who runs Scripts Wholesale in Brooklyn, N.Y.,

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Red Dye 40 is among the most commonly used artificial food dyes in the United States, and you might see it labeled under a different name on the products you consume. Regardless of what manufacturers label it as, there have been ties to specific negative side effects when ingested too frequently. 40 Aluminum Lake, and FD&C Red No.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Drug interactions | Food interactions | Other interactions | Avoiding interactions | When to see a doctor Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is gaining popularity as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes mellitus and off-label for weight management. Cases of diabetic retinopathy with tirzepatide use were noted in a 2021 study.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 20, 2022

On 6 July, in an effort to accelerate access, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed pharmacists to also begin prescribing the drug to eligible individuals with Covid-19. In its announcement, the FDA advised individuals to keep their electronic or printed health records from the past year ready while seeking treatment.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Shares in US biotech CTI BioPharma have shot up after the FDA agreed to an accelerated review early next year of its lead drug pacritinib for low blood platelets (thrombocytopenia) caused by myelofibrosis. The post CTI wins over FDA to claim early review of myelofibrosis drug appeared first on. after the announcement.

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The FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

355g(a), directed FDA to “establish a program to evaluate the potential use of real world evidence” both “to help to support the approval of a new indication” and “to help to support or satisfy postapproval study requirements.” The sponsor and FDA reach agreement on the study design information to be publicly disclosed.

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The FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Mullen — As of October 1, 2023, all 510(k) submissions, unless exempted, must be submitted to FDA using the electronic Submission Template And Resource ( eSTAR ). Currently, eSTAR is voluntary for medical device De Novo submissions, but FDA has initiated the process of requiring De Novos to be submitted using eSTAR. 860.230.

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The FDA Law Blog

MAY 8, 2023

Javitt — FDA recently published a long-awaited draft guidance aimed at reducing the need for prior FDA authorization of modifications to artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-enabled device software functions (ML-DSFs). Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won & Gail H. See 21 CFR 807.81(a)(3)

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The Checkup by Singlecare

DECEMBER 5, 2023

California Florida New York Texas Illinois New Jersey Colorado North Carolina Ohio Washington Additionally, a separate study by Trilliant found that cities in the states mentioned above had the highest percentage change in Ozempic use from 2021 to 2022. It should not be prescribed to patients who want to lose just a few pounds.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Mullen — FDA has been clearing over-the-counter (OTC) in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests nearly since the beginning of its premarket regulation of devices. The first OTC IVD cleared by FDA was a qualitative dipstick urine glucose test in 1977, followed shortly thereafter by the first OTC pregnancy test clearance in 1978. lay users).

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