article thumbnail

FDA grants priority review to omalizumab for food allergies

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review to Roche’s supplemental Biologics License Application for Xolair ® (omalizumab) for treatment of children and adults with food allergies. The study involves patients aged 1 to 55 years who are allergic to peanuts and at least two other common foods.

Food 96
article thumbnail

Enable Injections Receives First U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approval

Legacy MEDSearch

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the EMPAVELI Injector (enFuse ® ) for the subcutaneous delivery of EMPAVELI ® (pegcetacoplan), which is commercialized in the United States by Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. “Enable’s purpose is to redefine drug delivery for the benefit of patients.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Xolair Approved by FDA as First Treatment for Multiple Food Allergies in Adult, Pediatric Patients

PharmExec

Novartis’ and Roche’s Xolair (omalizumab) is indicated to treat severe allergic reactions after accidental exposure to one or more foods in individuals aged one year and above.

Food 52
article thumbnail

ImmunityBio’s ANKTIVA receives FDA approval for bladder cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for ImmunityBio's ANKTIVA, plus Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), for treating patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

article thumbnail

Do patients care about accelerated approval drugs?

World of DTC Marketing

Do patients care? Accelerated Approval was developed in 1992 in response to the HIV/AIDS crisis and has led to expedited drug and biologic approvals in several disease areas across the FDA. The program was codified into law under the Food and Drug Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) in 2012. Do patients care?

Patients 200
article thumbnail

FDA Approves Omalizumab to Reduce Food-Based Allergic Reactions in Adult and Pediatric Patients

Pharmacy Times

This marks omalizumab’s fourth FDA-approved indication for allergic and inflammatory conditions, such as severe persistent allergic asthma, with its initial approval being in 2003.

Food 57
article thumbnail

First-in-class phosphate absorption inhibitor approved by FDA

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved XPHOZAH ® (tenapanor), the first and only phosphate absorption inhibitor. Overall, the data showed that XPHOZAH significantly reduced elevated serum phosphorus in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.