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Red Sea Shipping Disruptions Don’t Have Pharma Companies Seeing Red Just Yet

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Generic drugs are the pharmaceutical products mainly affected by the missile attacks disrupting shipping in the Red Sea. While the extra costs borne by drug companies aren’t causing an immediate spike in product prices, experts say they’ll eventually be factored into prices if the attacks become a long-term problem.

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Astellas Drug Acquired in $5.9B Deal Wins FDA Approval in Vision-Loss Disorder

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Izervay, a drug developed by Astellas Pharma subsidiary Iveric Bio, is now the second approved therapy for the degenerative vision-loss disorder geographic atrophy. The regulatory decision comes as safety concerns emerge around the first therapy for the disease, an Apellis Pharmaceuticals product.

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Pharma’s climate change vulnerability and opportunity

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As one of the world’s biggest contributors to climate change, pharma is morally obliged to adapt its processes and operations – and doing so will open up new opportunities for growth. Pharma’s reliance on global supply chains and its need for vast quantities of water make it particularly vulnerable to climate change. Responsibility .

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FDA Approves BioMarin Pharma’s Gene Therapy, the First for Hemophilia A

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The regulatory decision makes the BioMarin Pharmaceutical product the first gene therapy for this inherited bleeding disorder. The FDA approved Roctavian for treating hemophilia A.

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AbbVie’s blockbuster drug Skyrizi gets FDA nod for treating Crohn’s disease

MedCity News

In other drug decision news, the Rhythm Pharmaceuticals product Imcivree added the rare disease Bardet-Beidl syndrome as a new approved indication. AbbVie drug Skyrizi is now approved for Crohn’s disease, making it the first treatment for the disorder that addresses a particular protein associated with inflammation.

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Showing the value of regulatory intelligence in pharma [Podcast]

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They’re here to ensure that their company meets the regulatory requirements in the different activities of the organization, whether they are from the submission, to the manufacturing or even the advertising of the given drugs or other pharmaceutical products. And this is why regulatory intelligence may be a challenge for these people.

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Getting ahead of regulatory changes around PFAS in pharmaceutical packaging

Clarivate

With the introduction of a new CMC Intelligence entitlement to address post-approval changes, Clarivate now covers a broader range of the lifecycle of pharmaceutical products. Cortellis CMC Intelligence changes the way we work in reviewing regional regulatory requirements by making complex content available in a simplistic view.