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vTv Therapeutics Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for TTP399 for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 14, 2021
vTv Therapeutics Inc. a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of orally administered treatments for type 1 diabetes and psoriasis, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough ...
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US approval for first AI device to help detect colon cancer
pharmatimes
April 13, 2021
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised a new medical device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) based on machine learning to help clinicians detect potentials signs of colon cancer.
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FDA Approves New Dosing Regimen for Cetuximab
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 12, 2021
On April 6, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new dosage regimen of 500 mg/m2 as a 120-minute intravenous infusion every two weeks (Q2W) for cetuximab (Erbitux, ImClone LLC) for patients with K-Ras wild-type, EGFR-expressing colorectal ...
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AbbVie presents applications to FDA and EMA for approval of SKYRIZI in psoriatic arthritis
pharmaceutical-business-review
April 09, 2021
AbbVie has submitted applications seeking approval for SKYRIZI (risankizumab-rzaa, 150 mg) and SKYRIZI (risankizumab, 150 mg) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), respectively, for the treatment of ...
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Philippines halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people below 60 years
pharmaceutical-technology
April 09, 2021
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) has adopted the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recommendation to temporarily put the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on hold for individuals aged below 60 years.
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Zydus Cadila gets final USFDA nod for Macitentan Tablets and eligibility for 180-day shared exclusivity
expresspharma
April 09, 2021
Macitentan is used to manage the symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Gilead gets US FDA nod for Trodelvy to treat metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
expresspharma
April 09, 2021
Trodelvy significantly reduced the risk of death by 49 per cent compared with single-agent chemotherapy in the Phase 3 ASCENT Study.
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Study identifies possible COVID-19 drugs - including several that are FDA-approved
worldpharmanews
April 08, 2021
A team led by scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has identified nine potential new COVID-19 treatments, including three that are already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating other ...
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FDA approves add-on therapy for patients with genetic form of severely high cholesterol
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 07, 2021
FDA has approved Praluent (alirocumab) injection for adult patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), a genetic condition that causes severely high cholesterol. Praluent is not intended to be used alone but instead added to other ...
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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Shylicine™
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 07, 2021
Vanessa Biotech, the Hamden, Conn.-based global biomedical company dedicated to making an impact on healthcare markets, has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the drug Shylicine™ (patent pending).