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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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time, issued draft guidance on using artificial intelligence (AI) intended to support a regulatory decision about a drug or biological product. The guidelines address the safety, effectiveness or quality of these medicines.

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FDA approves first-in-class oral antibiotic

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Blujepa ( gepotidacin ) antibiotic for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) in female adults and paediatric patients aged 12 years old and over. The approval of Blujepa is a crucial milestone with uUTIs among the most common infections in women.

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Can we get healthcare right?

World of DTC Marketing

Patients on Medicare who don’t qualify for low-income subsidies could see out-of-pocket costs for the drug of over $12,000. Isn’t it time for Congress to finally pass legislation that helps patients? Information on public assistance and food stamps. Administration on Aging. Benefits for older adults.

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Lilly has a new blockbuster

World of DTC Marketing

Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s novel treatment for diabetes. The drug led to impressive blood sugar and body weight drops in clinical trials. Will patients, who are obese and don’t have Type 2 diabetes, ask for the drug for weight loss, and will patients understand the risks?

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FDA grants priority review to omalizumab for food allergies

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review to Roche’s supplemental Biologics License Application for Xolair ® (omalizumab) for treatment of children and adults with food allergies. The study involves patients aged 1 to 55 years who are allergic to peanuts and at least two other common foods.

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Shareholders versus patients: Who is more important?

World of DTC Marketing

Milton Friedman A newly approved drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease is expected to become a multibillion-dollar expense for Medicare. By one projection, spending on the drug for Medicare patients could end up being higher than the budgets for the Environmental Protection Agency or NASA. Milton Friedman.

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Pre-filled asthma pen approved for self-administration in EU

European Pharmaceutical Review

AstraZeneca’s Tezspire (tezepelumab) has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for self-administration in a pre-filled, single-use auto-injector (AI) pen for severe asthma patients over 12 years. Trial results on the biologic for severe asthma . Regulatory decisions for Tezspire.