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Biogen and Eisai’s Alzheimer’s drug secures support in closely watched AdCom

Pharmaceutical Technology

A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee (AdCom) has unanimously voted in support of Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi and its clinical benefit in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease , raising the drug’s full approval prospects. Notably, an FDA AdCom voted largely against Aduhelm in November 2020.

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Neuronascent plans Phase II Parkinson’s disease trial with neurorestorative drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

While the Clarksville, US-based company completed a Phase Ia study in healthy participants to eventually develop the drug for Alzheimer’s disease, it is likely that the company will now focus on Parkinson’s disease in its Phase II study first, said Kelleher-Andersson. Similarly, research collaborations are also a consideration.

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Pathbreakers: The journey of first generics

Pharmaceutical Technology

Since 2015, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved more than 450 “first generics” or the first generic equivalent for a branded drug. First generics are the first opportunity manufacturers have to market new generic drug products in the US.

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CMS mandates registry data for coverage of Alzheimer’s drugs

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure announced that Eisai’s Leqembi (lecanemab) will be covered under Medicare Part B, contingent on clinicians’ and hospitals’ participation in a nationwide, CMS-facilitated registry to track outcomes. upon its widespread use.

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Tenaya’s cardiomyopathy gene therapy gets fast track boost

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Tenaya Therapeutics’ gene therapy TN-201 a fast track designation for the treatment of myosin binding protein C3 (MYBPC3)-associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Tenaya is also running two supplementary non-interventional studies for the drug.

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Cleanroom microbiology: single-temperature incubation for EM

European Pharmaceutical Review

Information can be found in certain US pharmacopeia guide chapters, such as USP <1116>, 1 as well as guidance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and World Health Organization (WHO) but none of these are regulatory requirements. From this observation, all options are possible.

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Intercept receives orphan drug designation for liver disease combo therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded an orphan drug designation to Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ fixed-dose combination of obeticholic acid and bezafibrate for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis. 2021 was a year of continued innovation and change in the Biopharmaceutical industry.