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Rare Disease Spotlight – tracing the rise of orphan drug designations over almost 40 years

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put a high-profile bluebird bio trial for sickle cell disease on partial clinical hold, and advisory panels deliberated over decisions involving gene therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), and beta-thalassemia.

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FDA Awards HistoSonics Clearance of its First-of-a-Kind Edison® Histotripsy System

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Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) De Novo Classification Request process, a rigorous pre-market review pathway for medical devices with no existing predicate. FDA authorization was based, in part, on data from the #HOPE4LIVER Trials in 13 trial sites across the US and Europe. Are you hiring?

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Psychedelic medicines: are they gaining traction in Europe?

European Pharmaceutical Review

As psychedelics diffused into wider society and recreational use increased, some individuals reported…ongoing symptoms after the drugs had left the body” At a time when psychiatry lacked effective medical therapies, the discovery of LSD was of interest.

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Regulatory-first for gene editing therapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Intellia Therapeutics’ in vivo CRISPR-based candidate NTLA-2001, has been cleared as a gene editing therapy for transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) in the US. This supports NTLA-2001’s potential as a single-administration therapeutic.

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New quality requirements for tobacco products

European Pharmaceutical Review

2 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently announced that it will control the quality of tobacco products, particularly e-cigarettes, more closely, to prevent avoidable contamination and help address “inconsistencies between product labelling and actual concentrations” in these products, potentially misleading customers.

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A history of blood cancer treatment

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2001FDA green lights revolutionary treatments. Just over a decade after it was developed by biochemist Nicholas Lyndon, Imatinib received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2001. Today, the bone marrow donor registry comprises more than 39,527,166 donors and 804,246 cord blood units.

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Pathbreakers: The journey of first generics

Pharmaceutical Technology

Since 2015, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved more than 450 “first generics” or the first generic equivalent for a branded drug. First generics are the first opportunity manufacturers have to market new generic drug products in the US. from 2001 to 2022.”