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FDA accepts BLA for Pfizer’s haemophilia B gene therapy

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) submitted by Pfizer for haemophilia B gene therapy, fidanacogene elaparvovec. Based on the safety and efficacy findings from the Phase III BENEGENE-2 study, the company made these filings.

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Relief for Amylyx as FDA clears controversial ALS drug Relyvrio

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Patient organisations have been celebrating the FDA approval yesterday of Amylyx’ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) therapy Relyvrio, after not one but two advisory committee meetings that arrived at different conclusions about the drug. An oral version of edaravone was cleared this year. The organisation contributed $2.2

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Pharmaceutical industry: 2023 in retrospect

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4 The use of CPCA assessments allows for the assignment of scientifically justifiable higher acceptable intakes (AIs), without impacting patient safety. During August 2023 the FDA also updated its guidance for NDSRIs 7 and it was closely aligned (but not identical) to EMA’s evolving guidance. ng/day, compared to EMA which is 18 ng/day.

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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

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Sodium oxybate — which in the late 1980s was marketed to bodybuilders and then became known as GHB and criminally used as a date rape drug — has been sold under the brand name Xyrem after gaining FDA approval in 2002. In 2020, the FDA-approved indication was expanded to include those patients who suffer from cataplexy.

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AstraZeneca acquires TeneoTwo in $1.3bn deal to broaden haematology portfolio

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In December 2014, Amgen’s landmark FDA approval saw Blincyto (blinatumomab) approved for relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-cell progenitor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL), at the time being the only marketed BiTE. months vs. 4.0

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Collaboration with Janssen and Eli Lilly to address lack of paediatric medications

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Out of the seven biologics approved to treat moderate to severe CD in adults, only the anti-TNFαs, Remicade (infliximab), and Humira (adalimumab), have been approved for paediatric patients, with Humira receiving the most recent approval in 2014.

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Psychedelic research: evaluating the fast-evolving regulatory roadmap

European Pharmaceutical Review

Despite the tidal wave of renewed interest in psychedelic therapies, there is still much to be learned about them, including their precise mechanisms of action, their long- and short-term safety profiles, the durability of their effect, and their adverse effects—which can be severe. Authorisation under exceptional circumstances.