Wed.Aug 30, 2023

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Amid shortage, FDA clears several generics of Takeda's popular ADHD drug Vyvanse

Fierce Pharma

After 16 years on the market, Takeda's blockbuster attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) med Vyvanse has finally reached its patent cliff. | After 16 years on the market, Takeda's blockbuster ADHD med Vyvanse has finally reached its patent cliff. And the FDA's approval of several generics comes amid a U.S. shortage of the drug.

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Still Hungry for New Obesity Meds, Novo Nordisk Makes Another M&A Deal

MedCity News

Novo Nordisk is expanding its cardiometabolic drug pipeline with the acquisition of Embark Biotech, a startup developing drugs for a novel target that can suppress appetite and boost calorie burning in cells. Embark’s science comes University of Copenhagen research on a novel fat cell target.

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FDA turns down Outlook's ophthalmic version of Roche's Avastin over manufacturing, data shortfalls

Fierce Pharma

Even without an FDA approval, Roche’s cancer drug Avastin is widely used by doctors to treat certain eye diseases. | Even without an FDA approval, Roche’s cancer drug Avastin is widely used by doctors to treat certain eye diseases. Outlook Therapeutics has been trying to get an official approval for a reformulated version, but instead got a rejection letter.

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Streamlining Healthcare Insurers’ Processes: Unlocking Efficiency and Collaboration for Enhanced Outcomes

MedCity News

While the recent rollbacks of authorization requirements by insurers are a positive step forward, there is still work to be done in streamlining processes and reducing administrative burdens in the healthcare industry.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Johnson & Johnson's spinoff of Kenvue provides $13.2B in potential M&A firepower

Fierce Pharma

Last month, during a quarterly conference call—as Johnson & Johnson considered its future beyond the separation of its consumer health unit—Chief Financial Officer Joe Wolk described the compan | Last month, during a quarterly conference call—as Johnson & Johnson considered its future beyond separation of its consumer health unit—Chief Financial Officer Joe Wolk described the company’s appetite for M&A as “voracious.

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Peptoid Oligomers Target Viral Membranes

Medgadget

Researchers at New York University have developed a new method to target many viruses that cause disease. For viruses with a lipid membrane, which includes many that commonly cause disease, this new technique could prove to be fatal. By targeting the lipid membrane, the approach may circumvent the treatment resistance that arises when viruses mutate to alter their surface proteins, which are the most common targets for conventional anti-viral drugs.

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What Impact Will California’s New “Transaction Review” Law Have?

MedCity News

California passed a law last year aimed at controlling rising healthcare costs that gave the state the ability to scrutinize healthcare deals of a certain size involving California companies. What impact can it have?

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In patent settlement, Alkermes grants Teva a license to launch generic Vivitrol in 2027

Fierce Pharma

After settling a patent case with Vivitrol maker Alkermes, Teva has gained a license to launch its generic version of the opioid dependence and alcohol dependence med years ahead of the drug's pate | Under the patent settlement, Teva will be able to launch its generic two years ahead of the 2029 patent expiration for Vivitrol.

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Strive Health, Oak Street Health Strike Kidney Care Partnership

MedCity News

Kidney care company Strive Health announced last week that it is collaborating with primary care company Oak Street Health to serve Medicare members with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease.

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Finding the right flu vaccine is hard. Getting people to take it is harder.

PharmaVoice

Experts have determined the strains of this year’s flu season — now the question is whether people are too fatigued by the pandemic to be immunized.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Drug Development for Rare Diseases

MedCity News

Despite these wins for many patients, the new law is already impacting the discovery and development of new drugs for people living with orphan diseases. Not only are drugs that could treat more than one disease being disincentivized, small molecule medicines, which play an important role in treating neurological disorders, cancers, and other diseases, may also be disadvantaged by the law.

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CGT manufacturing QC market to value $2.8b by 2031

European Pharmaceutical Review

According to a report by Transparency Market Research Inc, the global cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing quality control (QC) market is anticipated to value $2.8 billion in 2031. It is projected to expand at a CAGR of 24.6 percent from 2023 to 2031. Comparatively, the market is expected to value $463.1 million by the end of 2023. With increasing research and development in the cell and gene therapy field, the demand for optimal quality control is needed to ensure the safe and efficient ma

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CMS Requires States To Assess Medicaid Disenrollment Process

MedCity News

Some states may not be following federal requirements for the Medicaid renewal process, resulting in many individuals being wrongly removed from coverage, CMS said. Children may especially be affected.

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Medicare named the first 10 drugs up for negotiation. Now what?

PharmaVoice

The list of blockbuster cardiovascular, diabetes and cancer drugs gives the industry a window into how regulators are approaching price negotiations.

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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Biostax and Immgenuity to expedite HIV immunotherapies development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biostax and Immgenuity have entered into an agreement to expedite the development of new immunotherapeutics to treat HIV and other diseases.

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HDA 2023 Traceability Seminar: An FDA DSCSA Overview

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Event’s first session aims to analyze the legislation’s implementation, as FDA enforcement is delayed until November 2024.

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FDA grants priority review for Zealand Pharma’s dasiglucagon

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US FDA has granted priority review for Zealand Pharma’s dasiglucagon for hypoglycemia in the infants with congenital hyperinsulinism.

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Novartis reveals vital Leqvio data

PharmaTimes

The therapy involves treating individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease - News - PharmaTimes

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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EC grants approval to Merck’s Keytruda for gastric cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

The EC has granted approval for Merck’s Keytruda regimen for gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma.

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EVERSANA Unveils EVERSANA ORCHESTRATE

PM360

EVERSANA , a leading provider of commercialization services to the global life sciences industry, today announced the launch of EVERSANA ORCHESTRATE , the life sciences industry’s first end-to-end omnichannel solution focused on amplifying brand impact. It orchestrates “next best experience” commercialization services to simultaneously drive sales and patient outcomes.

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FDA shuns Outlook Therapeutics with wet AMD drug BLA rejection

Pharmaceutical Technology

Shares in the company tanked 80% following the FDA issued a CRL for its bevacizumab formulation.

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Intellegens and CPI awarded Innovate UK grant

PharmaTimes

Funding will progress the manufacture of oligonucleotide therapeutics alongside machine learning - News - PharmaTimes

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Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts

When selecting a clinical supply provider, consideration often focuses upon the manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution capabilities available that will, at face-value, be sufficient to meet the needs of the sponsor and their trial. However, there are human-based and knowledge-driven factors that are often overlooked that go beyond these basic physical capabilities and are integral to the development and delivery of high performing clinical supply chains.

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Roche wins first approval for subcutaneous Tecentriq

Pharmaceutical Technology

The subcutaneous Tecentriq has been approved in the UK for all indications that its intravenous counterpart has received approval.

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Optymyze Unveils Game-Changing Integration Capabilities

Optymyze

Drive Sales Performance with Seamless Data Integration In the world of sales, data is the fuel that drives success. To enable sales teams to unlock their true potential, we are.

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Unleash the Power of AI in GxP Manufacturing

PharmaTech

In pursuit of increased competitiveness and bottom-line impact, pharmaceutical manufacturers face increasing pressure to fast-track technological innovation while maintaining regulatory compliance. This e-book explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can unlock new levels of insights into what is causing variation in processes that can wreak havoc on your drug manufacturing performance.

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BionicM Earns FDA Registration and Class II Exempt Device Listing for Bio Leg™; Its New Motor-Robotic Prosthetic Knee

Legacy MEDSearch

BionicM , an innovative Japanese medical device startup, is pleased to announce that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) exemption registration for Bio Leg ; its robotic prosthetic knee. This registration marks a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to deliver its robotic prosthetic knee to the USA market in 2024 with Japanese-proven technologies. “Having your limbs amputated severely limits your life,” says Xiaojun Sun, CEO of BionicM, a

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic

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Payment delays for pharma MSMEs are a significant problem

eMediWrite

Background Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are the backbone of India’s economy, creating a large amount of jobs and spurring economic expansion. Delay in payments is one of the main issues MSMEs in India deal with, though. Delayed payments put SMEs at a disadvantage compared to large size counterparts, inhibiting their ability to compete effectively in the market, and addressing the issue requires a multi-faceted approach involving various stakeholders.

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FDA Approves 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection in 10, 20 mL Single-Dose Vials

Pharmacy Times

Sodium chloride injection contains sodium chloride in water and is administered intravenously, which is intended for a single-dose injection to replenish fluids and electrolytes.

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FDA Approves Biosimilar to Treat Multiple Sclerosis

PharmaTech

This is the first biosimilar to Tysabri, an injection for adults with multiple sclerosis.

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Alvotech and Bioventure gain approval for Humira biosimilar in Egypt

Pharmaceutical Technology

Alvotech and Bioventure received the Egyptian Drug Authority's approval to produce and supply AVT02 (adalimumab), a biosimilar for Humira.

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Accelerating Clinical Supply Through Integrated Drug Development

As the development pipeline for new drugs continues to grow, biopharmaceutical companies are re-evaluating how to best manage and balance resources across an increasing number of development projects and complex clinical trials. There are two approaches that can be used to speed a drug from development to clinic faster: timeline compression and parallel processing, but only one that considers the benefits of integrating clinical supply into the overall drug development process.