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3rd time's the charm: AbbVie scores FDA nod for continuous Parkinson's disease therapy Vyalev

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AbbVie made history in 2015 with its Parkinson’s disease infusion pump therapy Duopa, kicking off a trend of delivery system innovation in the space as drugmakers sought to avoid the common pitfall | The 24-hour Parkinson's disease therapy crossed the FDA finish line after an initial manufacturing-related rejection last year and another snub in (..)

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The financial toxicity of treating cancer

World of DTC Marketing

billion in 2015 and $208.9 The FDA says it has used innovative research shortcuts to speed up the availability of medicines for desperately ill patients. The real question is how much is three of four months of life worth, and will insurers and the FDA say the drugs that only provide mild efficacy are not worth the money?

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FDA drops PreCert report, new digital health guidances

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The US FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) dropped a bevy of new digital health guidances and reports today and yesterday, providing some long-awaited clarity and peeks into the agency’s future plans. . The push started yesterday with the 31-page key findings report from the FDA Pre-Certification Program pilot.

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Common pharma compliance concerns cited by FDA warning letters

European Pharmaceutical Review

A study of the causes of warning letters issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) between 2010 and 2020 revealed that poor current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) compliance and misbranding were the most common citations.

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FDA rejects Spectrum’s lung cancer drug poziotinib

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The FDA has issued a complete response letter (CRL) to Spectrum Pharma for poziotinib, its pan HER2 inhibitor for a form of lung cancer, according to South Korea’s Hanmi Pharma, which originally developed the drug. Spectrum licensed worldwide rights to poziotinib – excluding Korea and China – from Hanmi in back in 2015.

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FDA AdCom votes in favour of Lundbeck’s/Otsuka’s Rexulti in AAD

Pharmaceutical Technology

On 14 April 2023, experts from the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Advisory Committee (AdCom) voted largely in favour of the potential approval of Otsuka’ s and Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals’ Rexulti for the treatment of agitation associated with Alzheimer’s dementia (AAD). The FDA will consider the AdCom as it reviews the drug’s sNDA.

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Clinical trials authorised for 3D-printed ulcerative colitis drug

European Pharmaceutical Review

a China-based pharma company has announced it has received clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate clinical studies of T21, a 3D-printed medicine that can target specific segments in the colon to more safely deliver oral ulcerative colitis (UC) drugs.