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FDA approves Roche, Novartis' Xolair to prevent severe outcomes from common food allergies

Fierce Pharma

People with food allergies finally have a drug that can help prevent severe outcomes—and it’s a drug that’s been on the market for two decades. People with food allergies finally have a drug that can help prevent severe outcomes—and it’s a drug that’s been on the market for two decades.

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How Food Allergy Care Has Changed in the Last Decade

MedCity News

The promise of these and other food allergy treatments is immense and research and development, in conjunction with clinical care facilities for food allergy patients, will continue to make more treatment options available for more people in the future.

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Roche, Novartis move Xolair closer to FDA finish line for food allergies

Fierce Pharma

On the market for two decades for asthma, Novartis and Roche’s Xolair is closing in on a new indication as a way for those with food allergies to avoid severe outcomes. | On the market for two decades for asthma, Novartis and Roche’s Xolair is closing in on a new indication as a way for those with food allergies to avoid severe outcomes.

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Nestlé Sells Peanut Allergy Drug, Ending the Food Giant’s Foray Into Biotech

MedCity News

Palforzia was the first FDA-approved drug for peanut allergy, but its sales were hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Peanut allergy therapy Palforzia, which Nestlé acquired in a multi-billion dollar deal, has been sold to allergy product company Stallergenes Greer.

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4 Things That Worry FDA Commissioner Robert Califf

MedCity News

This week at HLTH, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf discussed the current state of healthcare AI. The post 4 Things That Worry FDA Commissioner Robert Califf appeared first on MedCity News.

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FDA issues first recommendations on AI for drug development

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time, issued draft guidance on using artificial intelligence (AI) intended to support a regulatory decision about a drug or biological product. FDA has previously published a discussion paper that was produced to inform its guidance on AI in pharmaceutical drug development.

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FDA Commissioner: Insurers Need To Support Studies In Accelerated Drug Approval Pathway

MedCity News

Physicians face a lot of barriers from insurers in completing studies on drugs in the accelerated approval pathway, declared Dr. Robert Califf, commissioner of food and drugs at the Food and Drug Administration. Insurers need to help, he said during the AHIP Medicare, Medicaid, Duals and Commercial Markets Forum.

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