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AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza combo bags FDA approval for prostate cancer

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a combination of AstraZeneca and MSD ’s Lynparza (olaparib), with standard therapies for treating BRCA-mutated (BRCAm) metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Safety and tolerability were in line with that observed in prior trials and the known profiles of the medicines.

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US FDA approves AstraZeneca-Avillion’s asthma treatment Airsupra

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca and Avillion’s Airsupra (albuterol/budesonide), to treat asthma. The drug is being developed by AstraZeneca and Avillion under a co-development agreement signed in March 2018.

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Avillion, AstraZeneca asthma rescue treatment given FDA approval

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Airsupra (PT027), a new asthma rescue treatment developed by AstraZeneca (AZ) and development partner Avillion, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Additionally, under its 2018 agreement, Avillion had regulatory responsibility, including filing the New Drug Application (NDA) through to FDA approval.

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Accelerating drug development

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 Consequently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies are keen to see “accelerated development” programmes in areas where there is a significant unmet clinical need. He is currently a CMC consultant with an interest in impurities and safety‑based limits. FDA; 2018 [cited 2023Jan].

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Activ Surgical Secures CE Mark Approval for ActivSight™ Intelligent Light

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With ActivSight, surgeons can access critical intraoperative visual data as augmented reality overlays, helping to increase surgical outcomes and patient safety. “As We believe ActivSight will be a game-changer in the operating room by revolutionizing surgical vision and, ultimately, improving surgical care and patient safety.

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Delivery systems for biologics

European Pharmaceutical Review

Indeed, in 2022, biologics constituted 40 percent of all US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs, projecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5 The emergency use approval from the FDA of lipid nanoparticle- (LNP-) based mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic attested the significance of LNPs.

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Comparison of Humira biosimilars in the US and Europe

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Amgen’s (US) Amjevita (adalimumab) is the first Humira biosimilar, launched in February 2023, and seven other FDA-approved biosimilars are expected to arrive on the US market later this year. In addition, two more Humira biosimilars are currently under FDA review and both are anticipated to launch in 2023.