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Medicare program spent $1.8 billion in 2019 on drugs without confirmed clinical benefits

The Pharma Data

billion in Medicare funds in 2019 on drugs whose clinical benefits have yet to be confirmed by the Food and Drug Administration, a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests. billion on 36 of these drugs across 55 indications in 2019. federal government spent an estimated $1.8

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How to advance AAV-based gene therapies

Drug Discovery World

We’re beginning to see their potential come to fruition, with the FDA having approved three treatments as of January 2023 — for retinal dystrophy 1 spinal muscular atrophy, 2 and haemophilia B.

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FDA Approves Roche’s ENSPRYNG for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

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First and only FDA-approved subcutaneous treatment option for anti-aquaporin-4 antibody positive NMOSD that can be self-administered by a person with NMOSD or a caregiver every four weeks. First and only approved therapy for NMOSD designed to target and inhibit interleukin-6 receptor activity, using novel recycling antibody technology.

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Kite Receives U.S. FDA Approval of New State-of-the-Art CAR T-Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility in Maryland

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The site will produce Kite’s FDA approved CAR T-cell therapy used to treat blood cancer. Kite began construction of the 275,000 square foot facility in Maryland on 20 acres in 2019. from apheresis to finished product, which includes many processes that are heavily regulated for safety.”.

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Overcoming diverging regulatory expectations to bring CGTs to market

Drug Discovery World

A Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) 2 for inspections of manufacturing sites for certain human medicines, signed and implemented by the United States and EU in July 2019, served as an important milestone in harmonising certain regulatory aspects in developing a global drug. Archiving samples from the early manufacturing stages is key.

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

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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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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. Armstrong, cardiologist and Distinguished University Professor of Medicine at the Canadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta, and study chair of the VICTORIA trial. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS Verquvo (vericiguat) 2.5