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FDA approves Novartis’ MS drug Kesimpta for treating relapsed forms of the disease

The Pharma Data

The FDA has authorised Novartis’ Kesimpta (ofatumumab) for treating patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), it has been revealed. . The injectable treatment also covers other forms of MS including clinically isolated syndrome and active secondary progressive disease. It can also be self-administered once a month.

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Mylan secures first FDA approval for generic version of Biogen's Tecfidera following patent dispute

The Pharma Data

The FDA has approved its first generic of Biogen’s multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment Tecfidera, awarding authorisation to Mylan which is launching the drug in a dimethyl fumarate delayed-release oral solid formulation, both in 120mg and 240mg doses.

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FDA Knows Its Own Strength—and It Includes Concentration

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Karst — While the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”) is inherently distinct from the Hatch-Waxman Act, many of the fundamental concepts FDA adopted as it enacted the Hatch-Waxman Act made their way into FDA’s implementation of the BPCIA. It was not too long ago that FDA punted on BI’s petition.

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Harnessing the CD24/Siglec-10 pathway: immunotherapy innovation

Drug Target Review

While its involvement in the do-not-eat-me signal from cancer has inspired therapeutic development of this pathway for oncology, the function of the innate immune checkpoint we identified in 2009 1 extends to both innate and adaptive immune responses. 2009 Mar 5;323(5922):1722–5. The first patient has been dosed in the last quarter.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – 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. In that case, the NDA sponsor applied for two PTEs based on these approvals—one for either U.S.

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ViiV Healthcare Announces Analysis Showing no Antiretroviral Therapy Interruptions Due to COVID-19 Across its Clinical Development Programme for Investigational, Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine

The Pharma Data

It’s reassuring to know that even in the midst of a global pandemic that has led to restricted access to some clinics and providers, there were few injection visit interruptions and those that occurred were effectively managed by providing participants with oral treatment. Kimberly Smith, M.D., About ViiV Healthcare.

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Spectral Medical Announces Report on Clinical Implementation of SAMI Amid COVID-19 Published in the Journal of Blood Purification

The Pharma Data

FDA approval for its unique product for the treatment of patients with septic shock, Toraymyxin (“PMX”). PMX is approved for therapeutic use in Japan and Europe, and has been used safely and effectively on more than 200,000 patients to date. ” About Spectral and Dialco. Spectral is a Phase III company seeking U.S.