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FDA extends review of GSK’s myelofibrosis drug

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UK-based pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period of its new drug application (NDA) for the rare bone cancer drug momelotinib by three months. Novartis and Incyte Corp’s Jakafi was the first FDA-approved drug for the treatment of myelofibrosis in November 2011.

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FDA grants priority review for Takeda and HUTCHMED’s fruquintinib NDA

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for Takeda and HUTCHMED’s new drug application (NDA) for fruquintinib. The FDA has now assigned a prescription drug user fee act action date of 23 November 2023 for the NDA.

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AGEPHA Pharma’s LODOCO gets US FDA approval for cardiovascular disease

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AGEPHA Pharma has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for LODOCO (colchicine, 0.5 The company expects to launch LODOCO for prescription use in the second half of 2023. mg tablet) to treat cardiovascular disease.

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FDA greenlights first OTC topical gel for erectile dysfunction

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Patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) will now be able to access a topical treatment without the need for a prescription after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greenlit Futura Medical’s Eroxon. Shares in Futura Medical rose following the FDA nod – opening 28% higher than the previous day’s (June 9) close.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. Ben Locwin will discuss the potential effects of this draft, along with the pharmacological and toxicological considerations for optimizing doses of prescription drugs. What will the future hold for clinical research?

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FDA accepts Bristol Myers Squibb’s Reblozyl sBLA for anaemia  

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental biologics licence application submitted by Bristol Myers Squibb for Reblozyl (luspatercept-aamt) as a first-line treatment of anaemia in adults with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

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Curavit’s crystal ball – how will 2023 drive meaningful changes in clinical research

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Prediction 1: the FDA will become more directive and collaborative on guidelines for DCTs. The risk of not having these discussions is to conduct expensive trials only to discover too late that they were measuring the wrong endpoint, in the wrong way, or with a tool or technology the FDA does not accept.

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