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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

World of DTC Marketing

All vaccines go through clinical trials to test safety and effectiveness. For the COVID-19 vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set up rigorous standards for vaccine developers to meet. It’s estimated that the COVID 19 vaccine market could be worth almost $100 billion.

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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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Should we be worried about pharma’s supply chain?

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QUICK READ: Pharma supply chain issues are a concern for us all but especially patients. The goal of getting a drug to market as fast as possible so they can recoup drug development costs has the potential for mistakes that could cost lives. Patients should be scared. In other words, money over safety.

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Safety analysis published for C. diff biotherapeutic

European Pharmaceutical Review

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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FDA approves first drug to delay type 1 diabetes

European Pharmaceutical Review

Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv), the first drug to help prolong the onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and children over eight years old with stage 2 type 1 diabetes, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Tzield clinical trials that supported the US Food and Drug Administration approval.

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AstraZeneca dual immunotherapy approved for US liver cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) and Imjudo (tremelimumab) combination therapy has been approved in the US for adult patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Phase III trial results found that three years post-treatment, 31 percent of patients given the drug combination were still alive. p=0.0035).

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Intravesical drug delivery system exhibits bladder cancer benefit

European Pharmaceutical Review

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.