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FDA approves first medication to reduce allergic reactions

Drug Discovery World

The FDA said that Xolair is intended for repeated use to reduce the risk of allergic reactions and is not approved for the immediate emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. Xolair was originally approved in 2003 for the treatment of moderate to severe persistent allergic asthma.

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FDA Approves First State Drug Importation Program Under 20-Year-Old Statute, But High Hurdles Remain

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

After its enactment in 2003, successive administrations thwarted its implementation by declining to certify to Congress that importation will pose no additional risk to public health and safety and will result in a significant reduction in cost to American consumers, as the statute requires. See 21 C.F.R. 251.5; ยง 251.6(c).

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FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) on the face or scalp. The FDA approval of Klisyri is a significant milestone for Athenex.

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Kickstarting the use of AI for biotechs: part one

Drug Target Review

3 The value required is more than just a greater number of FDA approvals, it is also about completing milestones with limited capital – ie, biotech survival. The latter group (ie, most of us) are waiting for wet lab validation, market demonstration (FDA approvals), and a few other things (which we often cannot define).

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? โ€œNo, and Donโ€™t Call Me Shirley!โ€ โ€“ The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 1)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

156, a patent may be extended only once (even if it would be eligible for extension on more than one occasion because it applies to several FDA-approved products), and only one patent may be extended for each regulatory review period. 2003) , and Biogen lntโ€™l v. Another case of same-day (and same-time) FDA approvals!

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Xolair (omalizumab) Prefilled Syringe for Self-Injection Across All Indications

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the companyโ€™s supplemental Biologics License Application for Xolairยฎ (omalizumab) prefilled syringe for self-injection across all approved U.S. with Xolair since its initial approval in 2003. indications. Approximately 460,000 patients have been treated in the U.S.

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Drugs Companies Clap Back at Congressโ€ฆThen Get Sued

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Both Congress and FTC seem to have spun this tale that the named drug companies have been intentionally abusing the Orange Book patent listing requirements by including device patents in the Orange Book, but itโ€™s really important to note that until FTC took the unusual step of requesting delisting in Fall 2023, FDA not only had provided no guidance (..)

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