European Pharmaceutical Review

JUNE 29, 2023

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.

Food and Drug Administration 84

Food and Drug Administration Manufacturing Food Medicine 84

European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 29, 2024

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.

Pharmaceutical 95

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European Pharmaceutical Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Of the 175 new drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2016 and 2019, most were biologics. Of the 175 new drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2016 and 2019, most were biologics.

Food and Drug Administration 87

Food and Drug Administration Manufacturing Safety Pharmaceutical 87

European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The success of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has quickly catapulted mRNA therapeutics as a disruptive, expanding drug category” The term ‘mRNA’ has become commonplace globally. The success of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 has quickly catapulted mRNA therapeutics as a disruptive, expanding drug category.

Medicine 104

Medicine Food and Drug Administration Transportation Distribution 104

European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 13, 2023

A new therapeutic antibody class, bispecific antibodies, was engineered to build on the classic antibody design and bind to two different proteins, demonstrating how incremental changes in protein design can lead to entirely new therapies. 3 The CARs recognise and bind to proteins on the surface of cancer cells, effectively killing them.

Engineering 86

Engineering Food and Drug Administration Safety Patients 86

Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 16, 2022

In 2019, Daiichi Sankyo entered a global development and commercialisation agreement with AstraZeneca for Daiichi Sankyo’s lead antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), in a deal worth $6.9bn. overall response rate (ORR), with a median duration of response (DOR) of 8.7

Food and Drug Administration 59

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

Several lifestyle factors have been shown to increase the risk of developing stomach cancer, including alcohol consumption, smoking and consuming foods preserved by salts. There is an urgent need for more effective chemotherapy treatments with less severe toxicity and side effects. New hope for stomach cancer patients.

Patients 82

Patients Food and Drug Administration Side effects Safety 82