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FDA approves first treatment for geographic atrophy

European Pharmaceutical Review

SYFOVRE (pegcetacoplan injection) is the first and only treatment approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for geographic atrophy (GA), a leading cause of blindness. A milestone for retinal ophthalmology The approval of SYFOVRE is the most important event in retinal ophthalmology in more than a decade.”

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FDA approves first gene therapy for high-risk early bladder cancer

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg) as the first gene therapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in adults with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without papillary tumours. Clinical study of Adstiladrin.

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Xdemvy side effects and how to avoid them

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July of 2023 to treat Demodex blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids). Manufactured by Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, it is the only FDA-approved treatment that targets and kills Demodex mites that cause Demodex blepharitis. Like all medications, side effects may occur when taking Xdemvy.

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FDA Approvals: September 2022 Recap

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The FDA protects public health by ensuring the efficacy and safety of human and veterinary drugs, including biological products and medical devices. It is critical for the FDA to continue to develop new advances in therapies to aid our communities in order to achieve better lives through better health. Date of Approval: 9/30/2022.

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AZ, J&J COVID-19 vaccine trials okay to restart in US

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US trials of AstraZeneca’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 have been cleared to restart by the FDA, several weeks after testing was suspended following a serious adverse reaction in one patient who received the shot. There are many possible factors that could have caused the event.”.

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Sanofi’s Sarclisa gains new US multiple myeloma indication

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The FDA has approved Sanofi’s Sarclisa (isatuximab) in combination with a new chemotherapy regimen for advanced multiple myeloma, building on a first approval last year. In the trial, 8% of patients dropped out because of adverse events and 2.8% quit because of an infection.

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FDA slaps hold on trials of Gilead’s CD47 drug magrolimab

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The FDA has placed a partial clinical fold on clinical trials of Gilead Sciences’ magrolimab, the centre piece of its $4.9 The post FDA slaps hold on trials of Gilead’s CD47 drug magrolimab appeared first on. billion acquisition of Forty Seven in 2020.

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