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US FDA grants orphan drug status for XORTX’s oxypurinol

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to XORTX Therapeutics’ oxypurinol to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients. The company noted that the ODD from the FDA is not an approval for the use of XORLO, a formulation of oxypurinol.

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How NLP Helps Life Sciences Companies Unlock Insights from Drug Labels

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When developing content for new drug labels, life sciences companies’ regulatory teams face challenges in gathering intelligence to better understand competitive factors, market dynamics, and effective approval strategies. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or European Medicines Agency (EMA).

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Can Hepatitis C drugs reduce symptoms of PTSD?

European Pharmaceutical Review

The researchers studied 254 VA patients who were diagnosed with PTSD and hepatitis C between October 1999 and September 2019. Patients’ symptoms were monitored for PTSD and hepatitis C virus between two clinical visits over eight to 12 weeks. MDMA-assisted therapy successful in PTSD patients.

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Click Therapeutics kicks off digital therapy remote trial for migraine

Pharmaceutical Technology

Patients will receive the digital therapy through their mobile phone applications over a 12-week period, and its efficacy will be evaluated based on the difference in the number of monthly migraine days. According to the company, patients often do not achieve full remission with a solely pharmacotherapeutic approach.

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Otsuka and Lundbeck’s sNDA for Rexulti gains US FDA approval

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical and H Lundbeck have received approval for the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) from the US Food and Drug Administration for Rexulti (brexpiprazole) to treat agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.

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The future of medical cannabis development in Europe

European Pharmaceutical Review

1,2 Moreover, except for countries such as Czechia, Denmark and Germany, the cost of these medications is borne by the patient, rather than national insurance or healthcare systems. 3 With established drug development pathways, we are accustomed to a rigid structure of translation from bench to bedside.

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The potential of virtual reality-based therapy for serious mental disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

In June this year, it was announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted UK-based OxfordVR a breakthrough device designation for its gameChangeVR treatment to deliver immersive cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to people suffering from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.