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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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Three biggest threats to healthcare

World of DTC Marketing

Launch prices of new cancer drugs in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). billion estimated cumulative spending on the new oral targeted cancer drugs by the end of 2018. billion estimated cumulative spending on the new oral targeted cancer drugs by the end of 2018. Health spending totaled $74.1