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Psychedelic medicines: are they gaining traction in Europe?

European Pharmaceutical Review

As psychedelics diffused into wider society and recreational use increased, some individuals reported…ongoing symptoms after the drugs had left the body” At a time when psychiatry lacked effective medical therapies, the discovery of LSD was of interest.

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The current pricing of cancer treatments is unsustainable

World of DTC Marketing

needs to take substantial steps to address the high costs of cancer drugs. From 2009 to 2019, the median monthly treatment costs for new drugs at launch reached $11,755 in the U.S… From 2009-10 to 2018-19, the lowest average monthly costs for new cancer drugs approved by the U.S. SUMMARY: The U.S.

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Appili Therapeutics receives US patent for ATI-1501

Pharmaceutical Technology

The tablet form of metronidazole has been the only approved oral form of the drug available on the US market. The US Food and Drug Administration has set 23 September 2023 as the prescription drug user fee action date for ATI-1501.

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Catalyst licenses Santhera Pharma’s vamorolone in North America

Pharmaceutical Technology

The investigational drug candidate vamorolone has a mode of action based on binding to the same receptor as glucocorticoids while changing its downstream activity. In the US and Europe, the drug has received orphan drug status to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

AGEPHA Pharma has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for LODOCO (colchicine, 0.5 It can be used as a monotherapy or along with cholesterol-lowering medicines. The company expects to launch LODOCO for prescription use in the second half of 2023.

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FDA accepts Bristol Myers Squibb’s Reblozyl sBLA for anaemia  

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental biologics licence application submitted by Bristol Myers Squibb for Reblozyl (luspatercept-aamt) as a first-line treatment of anaemia in adults with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

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Disruption in healthcare is coming

World of DTC Marketing

A new feature—a sensor that monitors changes in the heart rate for irregularities that can lead to strokes and heart failure—has just been approved by America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Then there is the cost of generic drugs. bil­lion in 2020 if it had pur­chased 77 of 89 drugs from Cuban’s firm.