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European authorities recognised for leading medicine regulatory oversight

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Now, overall, the WLA listing comprises of 36 regulatory authorities from 34 Member States. The post European authorities recognised for leading medicine regulatory oversight appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review.

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FDA grants orphan drug designation to DTx Pharma’s CMT1A therapeutic

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to DTx Pharma’s investigational DTx-1252 for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 1A (CMT1A). CMT1A is a progressive neuromuscular autosomal-dominant disease that leads to life-long loss of muscle function, as well as disability.

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Psilocybin-assisted therapy reduces depressive symptoms in cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

After eight weeks of treatment, patients’ depression severity scores dropped by an average of 19.1 As an oncologist for many years, I experienced the frustration of not being able to provide cancer care that treats the whole person, not just the tumour,” commented Manish Agrawal, MD, of Sunstone Therapies and lead author of the study.

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US FDA grants Orphan Drug status to Avacta’s drug for soft tissue sarcoma

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to Avacta Group’s lead pre|CISION drug candidate, AVA6000, to treat soft tissue sarcoma. This status offers the drug developer some incentives, such as market exclusivity for seven years on obtaining FDA approval.

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FDA extends review of GSK’s myelofibrosis drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

UK-based pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period of its new drug application (NDA) for the rare bone cancer drug momelotinib by three months. The drug is not currently approved in any markets globally.

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A scientific approach to irrational consumer choices

World of DTC Marketing

GOOD MORNING: The FDA is taking a scientific approach to evaluating direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising, focusing on measuring consumer perceptions of the information presented in ads. Presenting quantitative information increased participants’ gist and verbatim recall of drug efficacy. ” Uh…no.

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FDA grants Orphan Drug status to Ocelot’s hepatorenal syndrome therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to Ocelot Bio’s OCE-205 to treat hepatorenal syndrome. A lead candidate of the company, OCE-205 is a peptide therapeutic. It will analyse the safety and efficacy of OCE-205 in adult HRS-AKI patients having cirrhosis with ascites.