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UK agency pilots biobank to study links between genetics and drug side effects

Pharmaceutical Technology

The biobank will work in parallel with the MHRA’s Yellow Card website, which is used for reporting adverse events and side effects caused by medicines and medical devices, per the 25 May announcement. According to the press release, the MHRA will be the first drug safety regulator in the world to pilot such a biobank.

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SXSW 2024 Insights: Why the Greatest Risk a Brand Can Take Is Being Ordinary, Part 1

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Our team is on the ground at SXSW 2024, and as we navigate through the bustling streets of downtown Austin, Texas — where the magic of immersive brand experiences dress the streets — we can’t help but feel the pulse of innovation surrounding us. The “ugly” aspects, the side effects, and the unpleasant truths are all concealed.

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FDA approves first Stelara biosimilar, Wezlana

European Pharmaceutical Review

The FDA said its approval of Wezlana is based on “a comprehensive review of scientific evidence demonstrating it is highly similar to Stelara and that there are no clinically meaningful differences between the two products in terms of safety, purity and potency.” Like Stelara, the most serious known side effect of Wezlana is infection.

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BMS strikes $14bn deal for Karuna Therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

KarXT targets both the M1 and M4 muscarinic receptors, resulting in a differentiated safety and efficacy profile. It has demonstrated improvements in cognition and is not associated with common side effects of currently approved treatments like weight gain.

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Encouraging data revealed for schizophrenia long-acting injectables

European Pharmaceutical Review

New data presented at Psych Congress 2024 has shown that the olanzapine long-acting injectable (LAI) TEV-‘749 / mdc-TJK demonstrated “significant improvement” in social functioning and quality of life in adults with schizophrenia. This was based on findings from the initial period (up to week 8) of the Phase III SOLARIS trial.

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New Nkarta data backs up natural killer approach to cancer treatment

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In terms of safety, the CAR-NK was associated with some infusion-related side effects that were manageable and resolved quickly, and there were no cases of neurotoxicity, graft versus host disease (GvHD) or cytokine release syndrome (CRS) – all side effects associated with CAR-T therapies.

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Innovating allergy drug delivery with a needle-free alternative

European Pharmaceutical Review

In August 2024, the European Commission approved EURneffy (adrenaline nasal spray) in the EU as the first needle-free emergency option to treat anaphylaxis. Poster Presented at the 2024 AAAAI Annual meeting, DC, US. This decision was granted a couple of weeks following approval by the US and Drug Administration (FDA).