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UK approves prescription-only melatonin drug for childhood ADHD

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Melatonin has a prescription-only status and is strictly regulated in the UK, making this the first time it has been approved for use in this indication. Colonis then sent a corrective letter to the recipients, but a Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority panel pointed out that it didn’t specify this was required by the MHRA.

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Should we be worried about pharma’s supply chain?

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We need a 21st-century approach that puts patient safety first. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes the adulteration of heparin was an economically motivated act—a clear breach of the US pharmaceutical supply chain. In other words, money over safety. The question that I kept asking was why?

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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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FDA extends review of GSK’s myelofibrosis drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

UK-based pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period of its new drug application (NDA) for the rare bone cancer drug momelotinib by three months. The reason for this review extension was undisclosed in the announcement.

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FDA pushes Daiichi Sankyo’s quizartinib approval date by three months

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has pushed quizartinib’s Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date in newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for the review of updates of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) included in the application. Quizartinib had a 11.3%

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Senju Pharmaceutical and Novaliq close agreement for dry eye disease therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

NOV03 is the first and only water-free and preservative-free prescription treatment for dry eye disease, and targets the evaporation of tears by forming a monolayer at the tear film’s air-liquid interface. Its safety and efficacy have been demonstrated in numerous studies in Europe, the United States and China.

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US FDA accepts Satsuma’s 505(b)(2) NDA for STS101

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Satsuma Pharmaceuticals’ 505(b)(2) new drug application (NDA) for STS101 for acute treatment of migraine, for review. The prescription drug user fee act (PDUFA) date is expected to be set as January 2024.