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Amgen’s Soliris biosimilar clears phase 3, but won’t launch until 2025

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Amgen has reported positive phase 3 results with its biosimilar version of AstraZeneca/Alexion’s blockbuster rare disease drug Soliris, setting up a regulatory filing with the FDA. The post Amgen’s Soliris biosimilar clears phase 3, but won’t launch until 2025 appeared first on.

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STAT+: Akili abandons prescription business model, to lay off 40% of workers

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In connection with the move away from prescription sales, Akili will reduce its workforce by 40%, which the company projects will extend its runway into the second half of 2025. Akili went public last year and though its prescription sales were slowly increasing, the company’s costs far outstripped its revenues.

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FDA Publishes Proposal to Redefine the Implied Nutrient Contain Claim “Healthy” Changing Focus to Foods Rather than Nutrients Adding Limits on Added Sugar Content

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By Riëtte van Laack — On September 28, 2022, FDA announced the availability of the proposed rule for the implied nutrient content claim “healthy.” The term healthy, as an implied nutrient claim, was first defined by FDA in 1994. FDA also announced it would be re-evaluating the regulatory criteria for use of the “healthy” claim.

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FDA pushes back on approving mirikizumab due to manufacturing issues

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On 14 April, the FDA rejected Lilly’s biologic licence application (BLA) for their anti-interleukin (IL)-23, mirikizumab, which is in development for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). The recent setback dents mirikizumab’s chances to be the first among the IL-23 inhibitors to launch in the US for UC.

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Leo puts target on Dupixent in US as FDA clears tralokinumab

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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. Dupixent’s label currently calls for dosing every two weeks for all patients. Leo now says it will start rolling the new product out in February.

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Eli Lilly achieving significant gains in obesity results

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Mounjaro’s approval for obesity, particularly in the US and EU markets, means the drug is entering a significantly large market where it will have direct competition from Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide), which is currently the leading glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapy approved for obesity by both the FDA and EMA.

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FDA sets Sept review date for BMS’ psoriasis drug deucravacitinib

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The FDA has kicked off its review of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s psoriasis therapy deucravacitinib, setting an action date of 1 September next year, as the EU and Japanese regulators also start their appraisals of the drug. The post FDA sets Sept review date for BMS’ psoriasis drug deucravacitinib appeared first on.

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