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Parkinson’s infusion treatment demonstrates advantage over oral delivery

European Pharmaceutical Review

A Phase III trial has shown that compared oral drug delivery, administering levodopa through an infusion pump led to nearly two hours of day (1.72) of additional time in which the medicine reduced symptoms in Parkinson’s patients. There were 381 Parkinson’s patients enrolled in the trial. and Joan A.

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Innovative personalised immunotherapy approved for multiple myeloma

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first BCMA-targeted CAR-T cell therapy for second-line treatment of multiple myeloma has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). When the cilta-cel CAR protein binds to BCMA-expressing cells, the CAR promotes T-cell activation, expansion, and elimination of target cells, Legend Biotech explained.

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FDA greenlights Boston Scientific’s Novel Drug-Coated Balloon for Coronary In-Stent Restenosis

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Boston Scientific’s AGENT Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) has been granted approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) in patients with coronary artery disease. physicians the opportunity to treat their patients with this novel device.”

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Lexicon gets FDA approval for Inpefa to treat heart failure

Pharmaceutical Technology

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Lexicon) has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Inpefa drug to treat heart failure. The SOLOIST-WHF (worsening heart failure) and SCORED trials together assessed around 12,000 patients.

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Drug development trends: insight from Thermo Fisher’s Anil Kane

European Pharmaceutical Review

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? Prefilled syringes bring a range of benefits.

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Cerner Enviza and FDA partner to develop AI drug safety tools

Pharmaceutical Technology

Oracle company Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs have collaborated with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for drug safety and real-world evidence studies.

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US FDA approves label update for Horizon’s Tepezza TED drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an update to the indications and usage section of Horizon Therapeutics ’ Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw) label to specify its use to treat thyroid eye disease (TED) patients regardless of disease activity or duration. The FDA’s approval was granted in January 2020.