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FDA Finally Pulls Preterm Birth Drug Makena From the Market

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FDA withdrawal of Makena from the market comes four years after the drug, granted accelerated approval in 2011, failed a post-marketing study to confirm the drug’s benefit. The FDA decision also affects generic versions of the drug.

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New FDA head needs to examine the accelerated approval program

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The FDA’s “accelerated approval” program expedites the evaluation process for new treatments so that patients can have access to them sooner. Between 2011 and 2018, cumulative spending on 44 FDA-approved oral targeted therapy drugs was $3.5 appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.

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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. Novartis and Incyte Corp’s Jakafi was the first FDA-approved drug for the treatment of myelofibrosis in November 2011.

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FDA withdraws approval of preterm birth drug Makena

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rescinded its approval for Swiss drug maker Covis Pharma’s (Covis) Makena drug and its generic versions , the only approved treatments aimed at reducing the risk of premature birth. The decision was made after studies did not prove the effectiveness of the drug in preventing preterm birth.

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FDA withdraws approval of preterm birth drug Makena

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rescinded its approval for Swiss drug maker Covis Pharma’s (Covis) Makena drug and its generic versions , the only approved treatments aimed at reducing the risk of premature birth. The decision was made after studies did not prove the effectiveness of the drug in preventing preterm birth.

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Hip Innovation Technology Announces Initiation of FDA Approved Investigational Device Exemption Study

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implantation of the HIT Reverse Hip Replacement System (Reverse HRS), under an FDA approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE). The novel Reverse HRS is now beginning enrollment in the FDA IDE clinical trial with multiple outcome measures being evaluated.” About Hip Innovation Technology, LLC. Are you hiring?

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Are timely access and robust safety mutually exclusive?

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The FDA approves new cancer treatments in half the time of the EMA – but does faster mean better? A new cross-sectional study has found that the FDA green lit 95% of the 89 new oncology therapies approved between 2010 and 2019 before the EMA, with the Europeans trailing the Americans by a median of 241 days.

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