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FDA extends review of GSK’s myelofibrosis drug

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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. Novartis and Incyte Corp’s Jakafi was the first FDA-approved drug for the treatment of myelofibrosis in November 2011.

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Why Is FDA Issuing Fewer Marketing Violation Letters?

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a critical role in regulating the pharmaceutical industry and ensuring that medications and medical devices marketed to the public are safe, effective, and appropriately labeled.

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FDA approves IntelGenx’s Rizafilm for acute migraine treatment

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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. The drug constricts blood vessels leading to a reduction in swelling and inflammation of blood vessels associated with migraine.

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FDA approves new cell therapy manufacturing plant

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved commercial production at Bristol Myers Squibb’s newest cell therapy manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts. The post FDA approves new cell therapy manufacturing plant appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review.

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AGEPHA Pharma’s LODOCO gets US FDA approval for cardiovascular disease

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AGEPHA Pharma has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for LODOCO (colchicine, 0.5 We are dedicated to addressing heart disease, the leading cause of death, by ensuring all patients have access to LODOCO.” mg tablet) to treat cardiovascular disease.

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

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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 Fast Track status for Avidity’s AOC 1020 to treat FSHD

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Avidity Biosciences’ AOC 1020 to treat facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). We look forward to working collaboratively with the FDA to bring the first RNA therapy directly targeting DUX4 to patients as quickly as possible.”