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A sad day for us all as the FDA continues to lose credibility

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, after its advisory panel turned it down, begs the Inspector General to open an investigation into the FDA. Biogen’s $56,000 drug is proof that it was never about the science; it’s about a lifesaver for a sinking company. Where to start?

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Pfizer acquires biopharma firm Biohaven for $11.6bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

A CGRP receptor antagonist, NURTEC ODT is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in adults for acute treatment of migraine irrespective of aura status as well as for preventive episodic migraine treatment. It is also approved in the EU under the trade name Vydura for use in similar indications.

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FDA approves first gene therapy for Haemophilia B

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), the first gene therapy for adults with Haemophilia B (congenital Factor IX deficiency) who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, or have current or historical life-threatening haemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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Amgen to acquire biopharma firm ChemoCentryx for $3.7bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

An orally administered selective inhibitor of complement component 5a receptor, Tavneos received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October last year. The post Amgen to acquire biopharma firm ChemoCentryx for $3.7bn appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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What Pear Therapeutics’ Bankruptcy Has Left the DTX Industry to Ponder

MedCity News

Bringing the very first prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) to market in 2017, Pear Therapeutics went above and beyond to follow suggested regulatory guidelines, obtained Food & Drug Administration (FDA) clearance, and provided solid clinical study evidence.

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$1.7b acquisition to develop rare haematology therapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi ® ) has agreed to acquire CTI BioPharma for $1.7 The biopharma companies anticipate the transaction will help to change the treatment landscape for patients with rare diseases through new, innovative and effective medicines and therapies.

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Psychedelic research: evaluating the fast-evolving regulatory roadmap

European Pharmaceutical Review

Most psychedelic drugs are Schedule I controlled substances, which means that very strict legal and regulatory controls accompany their use” Some psychedelics originate in nature and have been used by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years; others are manipulated or manufactured. 1 Such restraints have stood solid for decades. .