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To Give Rare Disease Patients Hope, the FDA Must Re-Focus its Efforts

MedCity News

To bring cross-agency clinical leaders together, the FDA should establish a Center of Excellence for Rare Diseases. This would bring together specialized staff and resources from multiple review divisions to leverage their expertise about different bodily systems, trial designs, pharmacology, and other specialized fields.

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As Viatris seeks growth in eye care, its Ocuphire-partnered dilation drop Ryzumvi wins FDA nod

Fierce Pharma

The FDA on Wednesday approved Viatris and Ocuphire’s Ryzumvi, also known as phentolamine ophthalmic solution, to treat pharmacologically-induced mydriasis, or dilation of the pupils. Viatris just notched a win on its quest to reach $1 billion in eye care sales by 2028. | The partners plan to make Ryzumvi available in the U.S.

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Actimed’s ALS candidate wins FDA orphan drug designation

Pharmaceutical Technology

Actimed says S-oxprenolol shares a similar pharmacology to its lead product S-pindolol, which is being studied in cachexia.

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FDA Issues Guidance on Clinical Pharmacology for Peptide Drugs

PharmaTech

The guidance document discusses the impact of clinical pharmacology considerations on peptide drug development.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In this exclusive webinar, Dr. Ben Locwin will discuss the potential effects of this draft, along with the pharmacological and toxicological considerations for optimizing doses of prescription drugs. What will the future hold for clinical research?

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FDA drug dosage optimisation guidelines signal clinical trial reform

Pharmaceutical Technology

In January, amidst calls to improve patient safety by optimizing licensed drug formulations, the FDA released a draft guidance that signalled a departure from the most commonly used method of identifying a new therapy’s ideal dosage. The focus on identifying the ideal drug dosage is not new.

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First-in-class therapy approved for schizophrenia

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride) for schizophrenia in adults. Bristol Myers Squibb highlighted that Xanomeline is a dual M 1 – and M 4 -preferring muscarinic receptor agonist.