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Preventative approach could reduce immunotherapy side effects

European Pharmaceutical Review

Immunotherapy drugs like teclistamab can result in potentially fatal side effects, including CRS and immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). In 2022, the drug was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for these patients. We are going with full steam into an era of immunotherapy.”

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A scientific approach to irrational consumer choices

World of DTC Marketing

” So, are we supposed to believe that better images in DTC ads lead to patients asking for an Rx? Ad recall is essential for CPGs, but for prescription drugs, the question that’s missing is “what action did it lead to? What people seem to be interested in are drug side effects vs. efficacy.

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BMS strikes $14bn deal for Karuna Therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

The deal includes Karuna’s lead asset KarXT (xanomeline-trospium), a potential first-in-class treatment for schizophrenia. It has demonstrated improvements in cognition and is not associated with common side effects of currently approved treatments like weight gain.

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MHRA authorises alopecia treatment

European Pharmaceutical Review

The most common side effects of Litfulo are headache, diarrhoea, dizziness, acne, rash, inflammation of the hair follicles that may be itchy or painful and an increase in an enzyme called creatine phosphokinase, shown by blood test.

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It’s been a long time coming for long-term topical psoriasis treatments

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Psoriasis is a tricky disease to manage, as drawbacks and side effects loom with each and every type of treatment. Patients afflicted with psoriasis have a malfunctioning immune system that mistakenly attacks the body by overproducing skin cells, which leads to a build-up of scaly plaques. Side effects, front and centre.

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FDA accepts Ardelyx’s NDA resubmission for XPHOZAH

Pharma Leaders

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Ardelyx’s resubmitted New Drug Application (NDA) for XPHOZAH (tenapanor) to control serum phosphate in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis who have had an insufficient response or intolerance to a phosphate binder therapy.

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Developing a first-in-class small molecule drug for inflammatory disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

Positively, Brager shared that in clinical trials , the company’s lead clinical candidate has demonstrated ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and to “not cause serious side effects common with traditional immunosuppressive therapies that treat inflammation.”