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Vertex Pharma’s Opioid Alternative Wins FDA Approval, First in a New Class of Pain Meds

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Jounavx is now FDA approved, providing patients a non-opioid option for treating acute pain. The twice-daily pill is the first in a new class of medicines that block a key pathway in the peripheral nervous system.

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FDA considers 'regulatory action' for bluebird's Skysona after blood cancer reports

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The FDA is investigating reports of patients develo | The FDA is investigating reports of patients developing blood cancer after receiving bluebird bio’s gene therapy Skysona and is evaluating the need for “further regulatory action,” the U.S. agency said last week.

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Biogen bolsters case for ALS drug under FDA review with new published data

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A Biogen drug designed for a genetically defined form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis led to patient improvement at a 12- month analysis, according to data now published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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GSK Gets FDA Nod for Drug Treating Anemia From Chronic Kidney Disease

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The FDA approved GSK drug Jesduvroq for treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. The once-daily pill is the first oral medicine to pass FDA muster in this indication, giving patients a more convenient alternative to injectable anemia therapies.

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FDA approves novel therapy for chronic skin condition

European Pharmaceutical Review

For the first time in over ten years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new targeted treatment for chronic spontaneous urticaria. Why is the FDA’s decision to approve Dupixent as a new treatment for chronic spontaneous urticaria significant?

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After FDA Miss in Diabetes, Lexicon Lands Long-Awaited Approval in Heart Failure

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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals drug Inpefa is now FDA-approved for heart failure. Inpefa is third in its class, but the biotech says its pill can reach a specific subset of patients, enabling it to stand apart from rival medicines from AstraZeneca and partners Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim.

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5 years after FDA approval, CAR-T treatment looks like the future of medicine

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In fact, more than 10,000 patients have undergone this new treatment for certain types of leukemia, lymphoma. CAR-T has become increasingly recognized as an exciting and potentially paradigm-shifting treatment in the past five years. and multiple myeloma.

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