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Should we be worried about pharma’s supply chain?

World of DTC Marketing

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. Coupled with all this is the continued outsourcing of raw materials and other steps in drug development. We need a 21st-century approach that puts patient safety first.

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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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Thursday pharma headlines

World of DTC Marketing

Merck’s old drugs are under more scrutiny, and anti-vaxxers are causing problems by cherry-picking unreliable information. regulators knew about reports of suicidal behavior in men taking the anti-baldness treatment Propecia when they decided not to warn consumers of those potential risks in a 2011 update of the popular drug’s label.

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The internet enables misinformation on COVID

World of DTC Marketing

Also cited was a lack of trust in the government to ensure the vaccines’ safety and effectiveness. And while there’s concern that the Covid-19 vaccines were rushed and that that means they haven’t been properly vetted or that their safety is otherwise in question, it’s simply not the case.

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FDA accepts Bristol Myers Squibb’s Reblozyl sBLA for anaemia  

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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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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Janssen submits NDA to FDA for PAH combination therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

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).