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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

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But increased competition is on the horizon. Tentative approval means Lumryz has satisfied all the FDA requirements for efficacy, safety, and quality standards, but it can’t be fully approved until a patent or other exclusivity expires. Competition starts to heat up. Classic treatment options. Two decades of exclusivity.

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Current and future players in the lupus market

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The management of SLE and LN consists largely of treatment options that are based on highly efficacious steroids or immune-suppressive therapy with an undesirable safety profile, which includes accrued organ damage, infections and cancer.

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Clarivate Integrates Dialog Solutions Products and Services into Life Sciences & Healthcare Portfolio

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Following the acquisition of Dialog Solutions as part of the ProQuest M&A in December 2021, Dialog Solutions products and services will be folded into the Clarivate portfolio of offerings for Life Sciences & Healthcare. Today, the Dialog Solutions brand has been integrated into Clarivate.

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Lupkynis approved for the treatment of LN in the EU and UK

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Overall, Aurinia’s Lupkynis is expected to face tough competition from Benlysta in LN, which received FDA approval in December 2020 and EMA approval in May 2021. However, the lack of in-person administration by physicians will likely also impact patient compliance.

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Newron says pivotal treatment-resistant schizophrenia trial is a go

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The new pivotal study in TRS will run in parallel to Newron’s ongoing phase 3 trial (Study 008A) of evenamide versus placebo over four weeks in patients with schizophrenia, which started in September 2021 and is due to generate results in the first half of this year.

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Fentanyl: a horrifyingly disruptive drug

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More importantly, this is more than twice the amount seized in 2021. Increased trafficking of illegal fentanyl represents a new threat to public health and safety. Fentanyl’s addictive properties mean that a) a consumer’s addiction will overpower any safety concerns they may have, and b) the drug can secure more addicts than it kills.

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Survey reports untapped potential for UK clinical trials

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Key concerns for participants include safety and health, the time and effort required and a lack of job flexibility. Carried out online in 2022, 1,049 people responded to the survey. The results identified financial payment as the most popular motivation for taking part in clinical studies.