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JULY 12, 2023

Integrated safety analysis from five prospective clinical trials for the first and only single-dose, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved microbiome -based treatment to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile ( C. Safety data for up to two years is included in the analysis.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

The success of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has quickly catapulted mRNA therapeutics as a disruptive, expanding drug category” The term ‘mRNA’ has become commonplace globally. The success of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has quickly catapulted mRNA therapeutics as a disruptive, expanding drug category.

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JULY 3, 2023

It has a good safety profile and was well- tolerated, and could provide an important new therapeutic option for long-term treatment of patients with this debilitating condition,” stated Howard Mayer, Executive Vice President and Head of Research and Development for Ipsen. The post Could small molecule medicine treat rare liver disease?

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MAY 7, 2024

A novel intravesical targeted drug delivery system for patients with bladder cancer has demonstrated positive data in updated results from a Phase I trial. Johnson & Johnson’s Phase I study is assessing the safety and efficacy of TAR-210 as a delivery method for sustained, local release of erdafitinib into the bladder.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

FAKE MEDICINES are not a new problem, and pose a tremendous threat to patient safety and public health in society regardless of a country’s economic status. The prevalence of fake drugs is a continually growing problem worldwide. 1 Simply, pharmaceutical products are the most vulnerable to counterfeiting.

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JUNE 29, 2023

The world’s first AI-generated anti-fibrotic small molecule inhibitor drug has been administered to the first human patients. Phase II clinical trials in the US and China are now underway for INS018_055, Insilico Medicine’s potentially first-in-class oral drug candidate. Patients will be divided into four parallel cohorts.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Clarivate Plc has released its Drugs to Watch 2023 report — among 70 of the drugs highlighted, including potential blockbuster drugs, the majority were revealed to be personalised medicines. The report offers predictive analysis of drugs entering the market or launching key indications in 2023.

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JUNE 13, 2024

In April 2024, Ocugen received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to initiate the Phase III liMeliGhT clinical trial for OCU400 for retinitis pigmentosa. In December 2023, the FDA granted OCU400 Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Oral difelikefalin could potentially relieve the moderate-to-severe itching associated with notalgia paresthetica, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. To date, there are no US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatments specifically targeting this disorder.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised the first subcutaneous formulation of an anti-PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy to be made available to patients in Great Britain. Administration of Roche’s Tecentriq ® SC (atezolizumab) takes approximately seven minutes.

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JULY 3, 2023

The Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center Pharmaceutical Quality for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has released its 2022 annual report analysing drug manufacturers and their products.

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MAY 4, 2023

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for KALYDECO (ivacaftor) to treat children with cystic fibrosis (CF) aged between one and four months. This cohort showed a safety profile identical to that found in older children and adults.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Oracle company Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs have collaborated with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for drug safety and real-world evidence studies.

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JUNE 26, 2023

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published its first draft guidance presenting considerations to the pharmaceutical industry for designing clinical trials for psychedelic drugs. What recommendations are included in the draft guidance on psychedelic drugs? However, these are still investigational products.

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MAY 31, 2023

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has submitted a new drug application (NDA) for its investigational single-tablet combination therapy of macitentan 10mg and tadalafil 40mg (M/T STCT) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The latest development was based on the findings from the international, head-to-head, open-label, randomised Phase III DESTINY-Breast03 trial which analysed the efficacy and safety of Enhertu versus trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1). In subjects who received Enhertu, the median progression-free survival (PFS) was not attained versus 6.8

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When developing content for new drug labels, life sciences companies’ regulatory teams face challenges in gathering intelligence to better understand competitive factors, market dynamics, and effective approval strategies. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or European Medicines Agency (EMA).

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

has announced its B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-CD3-targeted bispecific antibody (BsAb) elranatamab for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The investigation noted elranatamab delivered a manageable safety profile.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

GSK has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the marketing authorisation application (MAA) for momelotinib, a new oral treatment for myelofibrosis, which, if approved, could be the only medicine available to address myelofibrosis, including anaemia, symptoms, and splenomegaly.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter for the accelerated approval submission of donanemab for early Alzheimer’s, Eli Lilly and Company revealed. In some cases, this occurred in less than 12 months, which is why fewer patients stayed on the drug for a full year.”

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MARCH 6, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first and only FDA-approved denosumab biosimilars, to treat all indications of the reference medicines. The approval is also accompanied by labelling with safety warnings.

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APRIL 3, 2023

Hyrimoz has been approved for use in all the indications covered by the reference medicine Humira, including plaque psoriasis, rheumatic diseases, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, uveitis and hidradenitis suppurativa. Its reference medicine, Humira, initially received approval with an adalimumab 50 mg/mL concentration.

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MAY 2, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental biologics licence application submitted by Bristol Myers Squibb for Reblozyl (luspatercept-aamt) as a first-line treatment of anaemia in adults with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline ’s (GSK) Jesduvroq (daprodustat) to treat anaemia caused by chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults who have been on dialysis for at least four months. Jesduvroq is an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Following her presentation on age-related disease at BioFuture 2023, Executive Vice President of Drug Development for MyMD Pharmaceuticals ® , Jenna Brager, shares with EPR why the company’s next-generation tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor has potential in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

Phase III trial results found that three years post-treatment, 31 percent of patients given the drug combination were still alive. The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval took data from the HIMALAYA Phase III trial into consideration. No new safety precautions were identified.

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MARCH 18, 2024

A Phase III trial has shown that compared oral drug delivery, administering levodopa through an infusion pump led to nearly two hours of day (1.72) of additional time in which the medicine reduced symptoms in Parkinson’s patients. The research paper comparing the two drug delivery methods was published in The Lancet Neurology.

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MARCH 2, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Reata Pharmaceuticals ’ oral, once-daily medication SKYCLARYS (omaveloxolone) to treat Friedreich’s ataxia patients. SKYCLARYS is the first approved treatment in Friedrich’s Ataxia and marks a milestone for drug development in this complex disease.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

The following year, the US Congress passed the 1938 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, which mandated safety assessments prior to the release of any new drug. Is enough being done to prevent sub-standard medicines? Elixirs, diluents, and the passage of the 1938 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two landmark cell-based gene therapies for treatment of inherited blood disorder sickle cell disease. Additionally, patients who received Casgevy or Lyfgenia will be followed in a long-term study to evaluate each product’s safety and effectiveness.

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APRIL 17, 2024

Roche multiple sclerosis subcutaneous injection: late-breaking data “Updated results from OCARINA II further underline the potential benefits of subcutaneous OCREVUS for patients with both relapsing and progressive forms of MS,” shared Scott Newsome , DO, lead author, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo ’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has received expanded approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low (IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) breast cancer. Enhertu-treated subjects had a median overall survival (OS) of 23.4

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JUNE 27, 2023

AC Immune SA has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its anti-amyloid beta (Abeta) active immunotherapy vaccine candidate for Alzheimer’s disease.

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JUNE 29, 2022

The treatment has maintained orphan medicinal product designation for this indication. Safety observations were in line with Yescarta’s known safety profile. In April this year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for Yescarta for adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

To ensure the safety of medicines post-regulatory approval, a risk management plan (RMP) is established. An RMP is submitted as part of the dossier of all new drug applications and is evaluated by regulatory authorities before authorisation is given. What are risk minimisation methods? How is the efficacy of RMMs assessed?

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JANUARY 19, 2023

It includes studies evaluating Tecentriq ® both alone and in combination with other medicines, as well as studies in metastatic, adjuvant and neoadjuvant settings across various tumour types. Safety for Tecentriq ® and Avastin was consistent with the known safety profile of each therapeutic agent and with the underlying disease.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has adopted a positive opinion for a citrate-free high concentration formulation (HCF) of its biosimilar Hyrimoz ® (adalimumab). The adalimumab reference medicine (Humira ® ) was first approved with an adalimumab concentration of 50mg/ml.

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