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First AI-generated small molecule drug enters Phase II trial

European Pharmaceutical Review

The world’s first AI-generated anti-fibrotic small molecule inhibitor drug has been administered to the first human patients. Phase II clinical trials in the US and China are now underway for INS018_055, Insilico Medicine’s potentially first-in-class oral drug candidate. Patients will be divided into four parallel cohorts.

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A perfect storm for biotech stocks

World of DTC Marketing

It dropped more than 15% in 2016 and followed that up with a 44% rise in 2017. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration has delayed several drug approvals, and Sen. introduced sweeping drug-pricing legislation. 1ne: More scrutinization by the FDA on new drug applications. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

In the US, botanical dietary supplements can be sold without US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, 1 prompting many vendors to promote the use of botanical products as dietary supplements , 2 rather than pursue a path of regulatory approval. 3 Is two too few? 3 Is two too few?

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The current pharma business model is unsustainable

World of DTC Marketing

In pharma, growth depends on new products with hefty price tags when over 80% of voters want lower costs for their prescription drugs. They relied so much on a new drug that they tried to market a product with bad science behind it. The pharma industry is a giant behemoth that needs new drugs to survive and grow.

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Moderna files lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA technology

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, is said to have infringed patents filed by Moderna between 2010 and 2016 for its mRNA technology. The latest development comes after Moderna sought emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for its BA.4/BA.5

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Rescheduling Cannabis to a Schedule III Controlled Substance: A Regulator’s Perspective

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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that cannabis be moved from a Schedule I Controlled Substance to a Schedule III Controlled Substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act. Similarly, major pharmaceutical companies are not likely to up their engagement in cannabis drug development. On August 30, the U.S.

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Rare Disease Spotlight – tracing the rise of orphan drug designations over almost 40 years

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put a high-profile bluebird bio trial for sickle cell disease on partial clinical hold, and advisory panels deliberated over decisions involving gene therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), and beta-thalassemia.