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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

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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

The Pharma Data

In addition, as part of the label update, this indication has been revised to be for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who are not eligible for any platinum-containing chemotherapy.

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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. Dermavant’s tapinarof is one such friend. 8 This is not the only point of interest.

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FDA Approves Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1. The approval of Oxlumo is a further testament to the impact RNAi therapeutics can have in transforming the treatment of severe, life-threatening diseases like PH1. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov.

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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] [5] FDA prescribing information for fezolinetant. Health Sci Rep. 6(10):e1610.

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Five Promising Treatment Areas in Early-Phase Drug Development in 2024

Alta Sciences

Five Promising Treatment Areas in Early-Phase Drug Development in 2024 aasimakopoulos Wed, 04/17/2024 - 15:52 Early-phase drug development is an ever-changing landscape, as emerging science leads to new promising areas of research for the treatment of human health issues.

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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. million treatment courses of PAXLOVID have been prescribed in the U.S. “Today marks a monumental milestone as PAXLOVID became the first COVID-19 oral treatment to be approved by the U.S.