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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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Pharmaceutical industry: 2023 in retrospect

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 Some five years after the initial NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine) contamination issue 2 initially affecting valsartan drug substance, then other active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), eg, sartans, ranitidine, metformin, etc; the toxic short alkyl chain N-nitrosamine issue appears, if not resolved, then well on the way to resolution.

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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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UroMems Announces First-Ever Smart Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implant in a Female Patient

Legacy MEDSearch

This first-in-female procedure was approved by the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (or ANSM, the French equivalent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for UroActive. Aurélien Beaugerie and Dr. Christophe Vaessen.

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For rare disease patients in Mainland China, hope of greater access to treatment

Clarivate

Recent policy and regulatory moves have begun to sketch out a framework for rare disease drug approvals in the country, but obstacles to approvals and patient access remain. The list, designed to serve as a reference point for prioritized drug review and evaluation policies, included 121 rare diseases. [8]. 10] [11] [12].

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Using RWE in rare disease drug development: effective innovations with historical controls

European Pharmaceutical Review

Rare disease drug development poses unique challenges that can be overcome by using real-world evidence (RWE). Another benefit is that fewer patients are required in clinical trials using HCs, thereby reducing time to trial completion and speeding drug approval. Patel et al.

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Re-engineering proteins to develop novel immunotherapies

European Pharmaceutical Review

IL-2 therapy is associated with safety concerns, namely the adverse event capillary leak syndrome, which often leads to hospitalisations and thus limits its clinical use. Protein engineering comes with several challenges, including maintaining stability and immunogenicity of the novel protein and creating an inherently active drug.