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FDA extends review of GSK’s myelofibrosis drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

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. The drug is not currently approved in any markets globally.

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FDA grants orphan drug designation to DTx Pharma’s CMT1A therapeutic

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to DTx Pharma’s investigational DTx-1252 for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 1A (CMT1A). CMT1A is a progressive neuromuscular autosomal-dominant disease that leads to life-long loss of muscle function, as well as disability.

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US FDA grants Orphan Drug status to Avacta’s drug for soft tissue sarcoma

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to Avacta Group’s lead pre|CISION drug candidate, AVA6000, to treat soft tissue sarcoma. This status offers the drug developer some incentives, such as market exclusivity for seven years on obtaining FDA approval.

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FDA approves IntelGenx’s Rizafilm for acute migraine treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

IntelGenx Corp announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Rizafilm VersaFilm new drug application (NDA) for the treatment of acute migraine. It dissolves rapidly releasing the active ingredient in the mouth, meaning there is no requirement for the patient to swallow a pill.

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A scientific approach to irrational consumer choices

World of DTC Marketing

GOOD MORNING: The FDA is taking a scientific approach to evaluating direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising, focusing on measuring consumer perceptions of the information presented in ads. Presenting quantitative information increased participants’ gist and verbatim recall of drug efficacy. ” Uh…no.

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FDA grants Orphan Drug status to Ocelot’s hepatorenal syndrome therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to Ocelot Bio’s OCE-205 to treat hepatorenal syndrome. A lead candidate of the company, OCE-205 is a peptide therapeutic. It will analyse the safety and efficacy of OCE-205 in adult HRS-AKI patients having cirrhosis with ascites.

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Novel haemophilia B gene therapy approved

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy BEQVEZ (fidanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt) for certain adults with haemophilia B. This authorisation of BEQVEZ is based on results from the pivotal Phase III BENEGENE-2 study.