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Pharma Injecting Life into Digital Health Amidst Funding Downturn

MedCity News

Investors in 2022 appeared confident that the continued transformation of drug research and development protocols and the overall life sciences industry will not only include digital health solutions, but will even depend on them for data collection, analysis, patient engagement, and even their therapeutic properties.

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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.

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Can Hepatitis C drugs reduce symptoms of PTSD?

European Pharmaceutical Review

“Many people have PTSD, but there [are] few effective pharmacologic treatments and limited drug development for PTSD,” commented Gradus. There are two current medications – sertraline and paroxetine – approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating PTSD symptoms.

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How NLP Helps Life Sciences Companies Unlock Insights from Drug Labels

PM360

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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The potential of virtual reality-based therapy for serious mental disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

In June this year, it was announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted UK-based OxfordVR a breakthrough device designation for its gameChangeVR treatment to deliver immersive cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to people suffering from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.

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US FDA grants orphan drug status for XORTX’s oxypurinol

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to XORTX Therapeutics’ oxypurinol to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients. We look forward to our upcoming meeting with the FDA on 1 May 2023 to discuss our planned Phase III clinical programme for XORLO.”

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Otsuka and Lundbeck’s sNDA for Rexulti gains US FDA approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Otsuka Pharmaceutical and H Lundbeck have received approval for the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) from the US Food and Drug Administration for Rexulti (brexpiprazole) to treat agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.