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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 2)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The use of a surrogate endpoint can considerably shorten the time required prior to receiving FDA approval. If the confirmatory trial shows that the drug actually provides a clinical benefit, then the FDA grants traditional approval for the drug. 8,128,929 was submitted on December 8, 2016 (Docket No.

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FDA accepts Dupixent® (dupilumab) for Priority Review in children aged 6 months to 5 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

The Pharma Data

Dupixent remains the only biologic medicine approved for patients 6 years of age and older in this indication. Atopic dermatitis is a chronic type 2 inflammatory skin disease, and 85 to 90% of patients develop symptoms (onset of disease) before 5 years of age, which can often continue through adulthood. In the U.S.,

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Precision Medicine: Using Genomic Data to Predict Drug Side Effects and Benefits

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for heart attacks, stroke, and other forms of cardiovascular disease, and at an earlier age than other people. In fact, the evidence suggests that such drugs might even offer some protection against heart disease.

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U.S. FDA Approves PREVNAR 20™, Pfizer’s Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine for Adults Ages 18 Years or Older

The Pharma Data

First approval of a conjugate vaccine that helps protect against 20 serotypes responsible for the majority of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 including seven responsible for 40% of pneumococcal disease cases and deaths in the U.S. Following today’s FDA approval, the U.S. Jansen, Ph.D.,

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Joint Basis for FDA/HHS Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation Unveiled

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FDA conducted the eight-factor scheduling analysis required by the CSA in 2016 and found that marijuana continued to meet the scheduling criteria for remaining in schedule I. 12, 2016); Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. 53,688 (Aug. 53,767 (Aug. 21 U.S.C. § at 53,700; 81 Fed.

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Advances in the Battle Against Autoimmune Disease

The Pharma Data

A healthy immune system defends the body against disease and other conditions. Autoimmune disease impacts different parts of the body, weakening functionality. Researchers are aware of more than 80 diseases that occur when the immune system attacks the body’s own organs, tissues and cells. It may be life-threatening.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You The 51 regulations that FDA is currently working on

Agency IQ

An update on the Medical Device Quality Management System Regulation : In February 2022, the FDA proposed a new rule which would effectively transition the agency away from its longstanding Quality System Regulation (QSR) in favor of the ISO 13485:2016 standard. Read our analysis of that rule here and here. ]