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Drug pricing increases are disgraceful

World of DTC Marketing

Meanwhile, the top 25 pharmaceutical companies reported a “healthy average operating margin of 22 percent” at the end of 2017, according to an analysis by GlobalData. years to win FDA approval, at a median cost of $648 million. They found that companies took an average of 7.3 Only two drugs had research costs over $1 billion.

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FDA suggests ways to curb constraints with rare disease gene therapy trials

Pharmaceutical Technology

On February 7, at a town hall organised to discuss clinical trial designs for gene therapies, FDA experts pushed pharma players to look for ways to establish clinical effectiveness despite the challenges in recruiting patients with rare diseases.

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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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Novartis secures first-of-a-kind haematology approval

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first oral monotherapy treatment for adults with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH). Over one-third of those patients require blood transfusions at least once per year, according to research published in a 2017 paper in Blood and a 2022 paper in Annals of Hematology.

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US FDA grants approval for Radius’ Tymlos for osteoporosis in men

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Radius Health ’s Tymlos (abaloparatide) to boost bone density in men with osteoporosis at increased fracture risk. The trial analysed the safety and efficacy of 80μg abaloparatide in men with osteoporosis. Treatment with abaloparatide offered an 8.5% in placebo arms.

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Janssen seeks US FDA approval of new indication for Carvykti

Pharma Leaders

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson is seeking approval of a new indication for Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA).

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Psychedelic research: evaluating the fast-evolving regulatory roadmap

European Pharmaceutical Review

Despite the tidal wave of renewed interest in psychedelic therapies, there is still much to be learned about them, including their precise mechanisms of action, their long- and short-term safety profiles, the durability of their effect, and their adverse effects—which can be severe. Authorisation under exceptional circumstances.