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PhRMA lies to protect pharma profits

World of DTC Marketing

In the past 12 months, PhRMA and closely allied groups spent at least $57 million — $19 million of it since July — on TV , cable , radio , and social media ads opposing price negotiations, according to monitoring by the advocacy group Patients for Affordable Drugs. First, let’s clarify how the bill saves taxpayers billions.

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Drug pricing increases are disgraceful

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: (JAMA) The median drug wholesale list price (as defined by Average Wholesale Price) increased by 129% from 2010-2016, while median patient out-of-pocket costs increased by 53% and median insurance payments after rebates and discounts increased by 64%. Say goodbye to all the supposed goodwill.

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Approval expanded for generalised myasthenia gravis medicine

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first targeted therapy approved for paediatric patients with generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG) has been approved in the EU. It is based on results from a Phase III clinical trial of Soliris in paediatric patients with refractory gMG. Soliris was first approved the EU in 2017 as a treatment for gMG.

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European Commission’s approval of Mounjaro provides hope within obesity space

Pharmaceutical Technology

The type 2 diabetes (T2D) space recently witnessed a new approval: on 15 September, the European Commission (EC) authorised Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for T2D patients. With respect to its safety profile, adverse events ranged from mild to moderate among subjects, and treatment discontinuation due to adverse events was 6.2%

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Developing the EU’s first intestinal microbiota-based biologic

European Pharmaceutical Review

The study included 92 adult patients with confirmed CDI. The main objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MBK-01 compared to fidaxomicin, providing significant insights into the potential of MBK-01 as a treatment for primary or recurrent CDI and contributing to the advancement of microbiome-based therapies.

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Novartis secures first-of-a-kind haematology approval

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first, the Phase III APPLY-PNH trial evaluated patients with residual anaemia (haemoglobin < 10 g/dL) despite prior anti-C5 treatment who switched to Fabhalta. percent of anti-C5-experienced Fabhalta patients responded versus 0 percent for anti-C5. Patients avoiding transfusion: The transfusion avoidance rate was 95.2

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Newron says pivotal treatment-resistant schizophrenia trial is a go

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The Italian biopharma said it had decided to press ahead with the new study after assessing results from 100 patients with TRS in open-label studies who received the glutamate modulator drug as an add-on to their current therapy for more than six months. in the evenamide group.