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US FDA grants orphan drug status for XORTX’s oxypurinol

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to XORTX Therapeutics’ oxypurinol to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients. We look forward to our upcoming meeting with the FDA on 1 May 2023 to discuss our planned Phase III clinical programme for XORLO.”

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Otsuka and Lundbeck’s sNDA for Rexulti gains US FDA approval

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical and H Lundbeck have received approval for the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) from the US Food and Drug Administration for Rexulti (brexpiprazole) to treat agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.

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The future of medical cannabis development in Europe

European Pharmaceutical Review

3 With established drug development pathways, we are accustomed to a rigid structure of translation from bench to bedside. It is estimated that only one in 10 drugs that enter Phase I trials are subsequently licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Psychedelic medicines: are they gaining traction in Europe?

European Pharmaceutical Review

As psychedelics diffused into wider society and recreational use increased, some individuals reported…ongoing symptoms after the drugs had left the body” At a time when psychiatry lacked effective medical therapies, the discovery of LSD was of interest.

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Navigating the unique CMC challenges of oral anaerobic live biotherapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

The development of drug products containing live anaerobic bacterial strains as the active pharmaceutical ingredient and where potency and shelf-life is typically associated with viable cell quantification, poses unique challenges when compared to both small and large molecule development therapeutics.

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Nevro Announces FDA Approval of HFX iQ™ Spinal Cord Stimulation System to Personalize the Treatment of Chronic Pain

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Senza HFX iQ spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system. market launch planned for early 2023. Senza HFX iQ is the first and only Artificial Intelligence-based SCS system that learns from patients. We believe HFX iQ represents the future of SCS therapy.” In addition to the U.S.

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Paving the way for anti-Abeta active immunotherapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

Limitations of monoclonal antibody therapies Regulatory approvals from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for aducanumab and lecanemab – and likely very soon for donanemab also – opened a route for different therapeutic modalities and other relevant disease targets, such as tau. 2023 AD/PD Conference.