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Novo Nordisk, Kry partner on digital programme for obesity

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Prior to the launch of those drugs, pharmacological therapy for obesity was something of a backwater, constrained by tolerability and safety issues for older, generic drugs, and lacklustre take-up of newer therapies with limited efficacy. Novo Nordisk recently predicted its obesity sales could reach $3.7 billion in 2025.

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The future of medical cannabis development in Europe

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While this is essential in the interrogation of novel compounds for which we know very little about their efficacy and safety, it is also true that some biomedical research is highly wasteful. An observational study of safety and clinical outcome measures across patient groups in the United Kingdom Medical Cannabis Registry.

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Angion stock falls after agreeing Elicio Therapeutics merger

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Angion chalked up a series of trial failures for its hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) mimetic ANG-3777 over the last couple of years, and turned its attention to tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor ANG-3070 in kidney diseases and fibrotic disorders, before abandoning the drug due to safety concerns in the middle of 2022.

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Advancing AOCs to transform the delivery of RNA therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

mAbs have well-established safety profiles, high specificity and affinity and long half-lives – they have been used in drug development for more than 30 years. Known linkers in the RNA field are used to bond together the two pharmacologically active molecular entities and can be applied to multiple oligonucleotide modalities.

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Paving the way for anti-Abeta active immunotherapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

7 It is currently being evaluated in a Phase Ib/IIa clinical study, demonstrating to date a good safety profile. While favourable safety has been reported up to the Phase II, the relevance of targeting the C-terminal portion of Abeta still needs to be confirmed.

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Female sexual interest drug reaches tipping point with Phase III plans

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Despite the recognized need and demand for options to treat female sexual dysfunction, several safety and access issues associated with the use of available options. All this development comes in the backdrop of a wider sense of stigma against the use of pharmacologic options for female sexual function, says Kingsberg.

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FDA drug dosage optimisation guidelines signal clinical trial reform

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In January, amidst calls to improve patient safety by optimizing licensed drug formulations, the FDA released a draft guidance that signalled a departure from the most commonly used method of identifying a new therapy’s ideal dosage. The clinical pharmacology knowledge also isn’t present at smaller companies, he adds.

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