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As Imbruvica stumbles, BeiGene's Brukinsa steps up with FDA nod in follicular lymphoma

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With a new FDA nod, BeiGene has filled the follicular lymphoma approval gap for BTK inhibitors. BeiGene has filled the follicular lymphoma gap for BTK inhibitors with an FDA approval for Brukinsa about a year after AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson's Imbruvica stumbled in a phase 3 trial.

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Jazz brings the noise to the FDA with lawsuit over approval of Avadel's narcolepsy drug Lumryx

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After years of using the patent system to delay competition from a rival company and then exhausting that ploy early this year, Jazz Pharmaceuticals is taking a new route—suing the FDA.

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Ionis Rare Disease Drug Is Headed to FDA, But Forthcoming Data Will Decide Competitive Profile

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If Ionis can commercialize this drug, competition would include products from Takeda Pharmaceutical and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. In its Phase 3 test, Ionis Pharmaceuticals drug donidalorsen reduced the frequency of swelling attacks caused by the rare disease hereditary angioedema.

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FDA Approves Roche Lymphoma Drug, Bringing Competition to New AbbVie Med

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The FDA approved Roche’s Columvi as a third-line treatment for a type of blood cancer called diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. This new Roche drug will compete against Epkinly, AbbVie’s recently approved DLBCL drug.

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As donanemab nears FDA judgment day, Lilly embraces competition in Alzheimer's disease

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While the first-mover advantage is often critical in the realm of drug launches, Eli Lilly is often happy to split the pie with its peers. While the first-mover advantage is often critical in the realm of drug launches, Eli Lilly is often happy to split the pie with its peers.

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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

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But increased competition is on the horizon. Sodium oxybate — which in the late 1980s was marketed to bodybuilders and then became known as GHB and criminally used as a date rape drug — has been sold under the brand name Xyrem after gaining FDA approval in 2002. Competition starts to heat up. Classic treatment options.

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Sanofi’s FDA Nod in Hemophilia Gives Patients More Convenience, Brings Roche New Competition

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FDA approval of Sanofi hemophilia A drug Altuviiio provides patients with a therapeutic option that lasts longer than most other products available, including one already marketed by the French pharma giant. Altuviiio also gives Sanofi a way to better compete against blockbuster Roche drug Hemlibra.