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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

The Clinical Trials Grants Program provides funding for clinical trials that evaluate the safety and efficacy of potential treatments for rare diseases to help move promising treatments through clinical development. This study design is both innovative and efficient, leveraging a single-arm, baseline-controlled design.

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs PART 2

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs part 2 Mixing it Up By Julia Shanu-Wilson In Part 1 of this topic we looked at metabolism of the small molecule drugs approved by the FDA in 2022 that were mediated by CYP3A4. We hope it was a useful two-parter! We’re looking forward to the next crop!

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs PART 1

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs – Part 1 Does CYP3A4 still rule? By Julia Shanu-Wilson It won’t come as much surprise to learn that of the 17 small molecules* approved by the FDA in 2022, CYP3A4 was the major player in drug metabolism. References Iversen et al., Front Pharmacol.,

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Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 1

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 1 By Julia Shanu-Wilson 2023 was a fruitful year for drug approvals by the FDA, with a crop of 34 small molecules out of a total of 55 new drugs [1]. link] [10] FDA prescribing information for gepirone. link] [11] Zheng et al.,

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Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ receives FDA approval for adult patients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19

The Pharma Data

Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ receives FDA approval for adult patients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19 Pfizer Inc. NYSE: PFE) announced today that the U.S. ” COVID-19 continues to cause significant burden in the U.S. Source link: [link]

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FDA Approves Updated Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Treatment.

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10), as determined by an FDA-approved test, or in patients who were not eligible for any platinum-containing chemotherapy regardless of PD-L1 status. This indication was approved under accelerated approval based on tumor response rate and duration of response.

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US FDA approves Jardiance® (empagliflozin) to treat adults with heart failure regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction

The Pharma Data

FDA approval marks a significant breakthrough for the approximately 3 million adults in the U.S. vice president, Clinical Development & Medical Affairs, Cardio-Metabolism & Respiratory Medicine, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. vice president, Product Development, Lilly.