Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 8, 2023

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). FALCON siRNAs can be manufactured at low cost and delivered intrathecally [via the spine], intravenously and subcutaneously.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 17, 2023

WuXi Biologics and InflaRx have entered a manufacturing partnership for advancing Gohibic (vilobelimab) to treat certain critically ill Covid-19 patients. Under the collaboration, WuXi Biologics will be responsible for providing cGMP manufacturing of Gohibic.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 1, 2023

During CPHI Barcelona, EPR Editor Caroline Peachey asked Anil Kane, Global Head of Technical & Scientific Affairs, Pharma Services, at Thermo Fisher Scientific about the dynamic landscape of pharmaceutical drug development. What are the trends affecting drug development today? What are the trends affecting drug development today?

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 26, 2024

“approval [of Pyzchiva ® (biosimilar ustekinumab)] of is a crucial step towards offering European patients an additional safe and effective treatment option” Pharmaceutical company Sandoz has announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Pyzchiva ® (biosimilar ustekinumab ).

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European Pharmaceutical Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

a China-based pharma company has announced it has received clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate clinical studies of T21, a 3D-printed medicine that can target specific segments in the colon to more safely deliver oral ulcerative colitis (UC) drugs.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 26, 2023

Chronic disease tech company Convatec Group has partnered with Beta Bionics to manufacture the insulin delivery system iLet Bionic Pancrease. The device received US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance last week for those ages six years and above living with type 1 diabetes.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 4, 2023

As drug development professionals know, global health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic provide the public with valuable insights into how clinical research and regulatory processes work. What are Antibody Drug Conjugates and Multispecific Antibody Therapeutics?

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European Pharmaceutical Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Dr Peter Marks, PhD, Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) stated that Amtagvi is a novel T cell immunotherapy for patients with limited treatment options. So far, we haven’t seen great success from CAR-T or other cell therapies in treating patients with solid tumours.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 25, 2023

Forge Biologics has received a qualified person (QP) declaration to manufacture adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies to support European clinical programmes. The company stated that a European QP has completed an in-depth audit at its manufacturing facility in Columbus, Ohio, US.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Following her presentation on age-related disease at BioFuture 2023, Executive Vice President of Drug Development for MyMD Pharmaceuticals ® , Jenna Brager, shares with EPR why the company’s next-generation tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor has potential in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

a groundbreaking respiratory support technology company, announced today that it has begun the manufacturing process for the ALICE CPB (Cardiopulmonary Bypass) device (the “ALICE device”) to undergo the Verification and Validation phase prior to its planned 2023 submission to the U.S. and Israel.

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World of DTC Marketing

APRIL 12, 2021

QUICK READ: Pharma supply chain issues are a concern for us all but especially patients. The goal of getting a drug to market as fast as possible so they can recoup drug development costs has the potential for mistakes that could cost lives. Patients should be scared. In other words, money over safety.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 18, 2023

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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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 6, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first and only FDA-approved denosumab biosimilars, to treat all indications of the reference medicines. Wyost Similarly, Wyost 120 mg/1.7 mL (70 mg/mL) injection is a human monoclonal antibody designed to bind to the RANKL protein.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

Commercial manufacturing of Novartis’ radioligand therapy Pluvicto TM (INN: lutetium ( 177 Lu) vipivotide tetraxetan / USAN: lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) at its largest and most advanced manufacturing facility for these treatments manufacturing in the world, has been approved the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Julien Dodet, CEO of Orano Med discusses the company’s approach to developing and manufacturing radioligand alpha therapies and predicts the key factors that could impact the field in the next five years. percent for the gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NET) patients who had never received radioligand therapy).

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JUNE 27, 2022

7008), which allows manufacturers to share vital information with healthcare payers and plans while treatments are pending Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, was passed by the House of Representatives and is awaiting approval in the Senate. The AMCP backed bill (H.R. The history of PIE.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 4, 2024

1 However, the entry of biologics into the pharmaceutical market is not without unique challenges, particularly when compared to small molecule drugs. Indeed, in 2022, biologics constituted 40 percent of all US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs, projecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 16, 2022

Despite improvements in screening, surveillance rules, and imaging, more than two-thirds of patients with HCC present with advanced disease at diagnosis, BeiGene said. Currently there are few treatment options if patients cannot tolerate [tyrosine kinase inhibitor] TKI therapy or if their condition progresses,” he added.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 17, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act, which became US law in August 2022, has invited its fair share of critics and supporters over its drug pricing provisions. At the core of the debate was a new provision allowing the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies for a select number of drugs.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Clinical trial results presented at the US IDWeek conference, revealed a three-dose series of the HEPLISAV-B vaccine prevents hepatitis B virus (HBV) in HIV patients not previously vaccinated against or infected with the virus. A breakdown of the data showed: HbsAb levels were greater than 1000mIU/ml in 88 percent of patients.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The document by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada, contains key guidance on predetermined change control plans (PCCPs) for MLMDs. However, each regulator will have specific national guidance which manufacturers must follow.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Based on scientific knowledge and process understanding, manufacturers of drugs and drug substances have a broad awareness of potential impurities – including nitrosamine impurities – that could form during manufacturing or degradation. 1 Nitrosamines are not new or unknown impurities.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Most psychedelic drugs are Schedule I controlled substances, which means that very strict legal and regulatory controls accompany their use” Some psychedelics originate in nature and have been used by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years; others are manipulated or manufactured.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 31, 2023

Cancer patients critically depend on accurate diagnosis and disease treatment. By reaching cancer cells that have already spread throughout the body, a targeted radiopharmaceutical treatment offers an alternative for patients with advanced cancer when standard lines of treatment, such as chemotherapy, have failed.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 24, 2023

Forge Biologics has joined the public-private collaboration, the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC), to expedite the development and manufacture of new AAV [adeno-associated virus] gene therapies to treat patients with rare diseases. Shilling was appointed to represent the company on the steering committee of the BGTC.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 29, 2022

Pfizer (New York, New York) and Moderna’s (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccines are in late-stage development, have demonstrated good efficacy against the variant and will likely be available to the public later this year to provide an additional booster and increase demand for injectable manufacturing.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 14, 2023

Alvotech has received a complete response letter (CRL) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its biologics licence application (BLA) for AVT02, a biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab).

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European Pharmaceutical Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) through the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality in 2021 embarked on an initiative to develop a framework for establishing a pharmaceutical manufacturing site quality rating system, the Quality management maturity (QMM) programme.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 18, 2023

Biotechnology company Lumen Bioscience has secured fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for LMN-201 for the treatment and prevention of C difficile infection (CDI). It is compatible with standard-of-care antibiotics. Pivotal trials on LMN-201 are expected to commence in 2023.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 26, 2023

Krystal Biotech has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for topical gene therapy VYJUVEK to treat dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) in adults and in children aged six months and above. VYJUVEK is designed to address the underlying genetic cause of the disease.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 16, 2023

Juno Pharmaceuticals Canada has purchased Omega Laboratories, a specialist injectable pharmaceutical manufacturer in Canada, for an undisclosed sum. The merged entity represents one of the biggest specialist generic injectable operations in Canada with local manufacturing facilities.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 19, 2023

“The approval of Omisirge is a significant development in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation” Omisirge ® (omidubicel-onlv), now US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved , is the first allogeneic stem cell transplant therapy to be given marketing authorisation based on results from a global, randomised Phase III clinical study.

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JUNE 29, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lantidra, the first cell therapy for certain adults with Type 1 diabetes. In some Type 1 diabetes patients, these infused cells can produce enough insulin. An extra infusion may be needed, depending on the patient response.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 4, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that opioid analgesics manufacturers are to be required to make pre-paid mail-back envelopes available to dispose of unused opioid analgesics. The envelopes will serve as an additional opioid analgesic disposal option for patients.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and their international peers protect us all from ineffective, substandard, and even dangerous compounds, whether produced willfully by shady actors or by accident by those of high repute. There are no shortcuts in drug development, and nor should there be.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) linked this recent incident to an Indian manufacturer, saying that the cough syrups contained “unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol”. This was also the first step on the road towards universal adoption of good manufacturing practice (GMP).

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