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Accelerating drug development

European Pharmaceutical Review

The hurdles encountered in development and approval of a new drug can be overwhelming. 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. billion, and rising. billion, and rising.

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

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). Trials peaked at 115 in 2018 before declining to 91 last year.

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Delivery systems for biologics

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 However, the entry of biologics into the pharmaceutical market is not without unique challenges, particularly when compared to small molecule drugs. 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

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AffaMed signs deal for Lilly’s Galcanezumab in Mainland China

Pharmaceutical Technology

In June last year, Eli Lilly submitted a new drug application to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China for Galcanezumab to prevent episodic migraine in adult patients. In September 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Galcanezumab as the preventive treatment of migraine in adults.

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Reflecting on five years of quality control for nitrosamine impurities

European Pharmaceutical Review

Based on scientific knowledge and process understanding, manufacturers of drugs and drug substances have a broad awareness of potential impurities – including nitrosamine impurities – that could form during manufacturing or degradation. 1 Nitrosamines are not new or unknown impurities.

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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. Amgen CEO Bob Bradway racked up a 2018 pay package of $18.6 prescriptions of finasteride, as the drug is known, for hair loss increased to over 2.4 ” Ouch. Annual U.S.

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US FDA approves AstraZeneca-Avillion’s asthma treatment Airsupra

Pharmaceutical Technology

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.