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FDA Recommends 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines Be Monovalent, Target LP.8.1 Strain

Pharmacy Times

Following a meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, the FDA announced their recommendation of COVID-19 vaccines targeting LP.8.1, a strain of the JN.1 1 variant that has become dominant in the US.

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AI to revolutionise drug development by 2026

European Pharmaceutical Review

Data predicted that in 2030, more than half of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs will involve AI in their development and/or manufacturing. However, significantly, even before that, the report predicted that over 40 percent of drugs that were discovered by AI technology will FDA-approved within the next two to five years.

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Passport to Protection: Best Practices for Travel Vaccines in the Pharmacy Setting

Drug Topics

2026 Edition. Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter. REFERENCES 1. Yellow Book. Updated April 23, 2025. Accessed May 16, 2025. The Immunization Action Coalition. Travel Vaccines. Updated October 11, 2024.

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STAT+: Grocers are pushing legislation they claim would enhance food safety. Advocates say it would gut FDA rules

STAT

It would carve grocers, restaurants, and food warehouses out of a major portion of the FDA’s rules, which are meant to help regulators quickly track down the cause of a foodborne outbreak, and it would delay enforcement of the entire food safety program, slated to begin in 2026, by several years.

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Sage discontinues Zulresso, drops pair of pipeline prospects as it creeps toward 2026 cash cliff

Fierce Pharma

Ever since the FDA rejected zuranolone in major depressive disorder last year, brai | In the wake of a recent round of layoffs, the company this week revealed that it’s discontinuing a commercial medicine and giving up hopes for a pair of pipeline prospects.

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Nuevocor Reports the US FDA’s IND Clearance of NVC-001 for LMNA DCM

PharmaShots

Shots: The US FDA has approved the IND application of NVC-001 to treat LMNA-related dilated cardiomyopathy (LMNA DCM), enabling a P-I/II trial to start in early 2026 Preclinical studies showed that NVC-001 significantly improved survival and cardiac function.

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Xspray, seeking FDA approval for its Sprycel competitor, settles patent lawsuit with BMS

Fierce Pharma

Xspray Pharma, before receiving an FDA slapdown in July, had expected to launch its competitor to Bristol Myers Squibb’s leukemia blockbuster Sprycel within the second half of 2023. 28, 2026. Xspray and BMS have settled patent litigation around their potential rivals Dasynoc and Sprycel, Xspray said Tuesday.

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