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U.S. FDA APPROVES TICOVAC™, PFIZER’S TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS (TBE) VACCINE

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TICOVAC (tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine) for active immunization to prevent TBE in individuals 1 year of age and older. 1 TICOVAC is the only FDA-approved vaccine to help protect U.S. Following today’s FDA approval, the U.S. 45 years ago.

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Drug discovery quarterly review: Second quarter 2023  

Drug Discovery World

Total revenue from oncology medicines increased 22%, CVRM 20%, R&I8 10%, and rare disease 12%. Vaccines were up 9.1% Moreover, in July 2023, AstraZeneca and Vaxess Technologies commenced a collaboration for the evaluation of a novel RNA-based pandemic influenza prototype vaccine in patch format. Specialty care grew 11.8%

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Can a smallpox antiviral be used to treat monkeypox?

Drug Discovery World

TPOXX is an FDA-approved antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowed physicians to prescribe tecovirimat on a compassionate use basis to treat adults and children with orthopoxvirus infections, including monkeypox. Context and treatment.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Rolling Submission of Biologics License Application for U.S. FDA Approval of Their COVID 19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is currently available in the U.S. under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) granted by the FDA on December 11, 2020. Since then, the companies have delivered more than 170 million doses of the vaccine across the U.S. We are pleased to work with U.S. AUTHORIZED USE IN THE U.S.:

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

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. By some estimates, more than half of these patients are rehospitalized within a month of discharge due to a worsening event and approximately one in five die within two years,” said Dr. Paul W. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS 0.98; p=0.019).

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FDA Approves First Rapid COVID Test for Home Use

The Pharma Data

” COVID Vaccines Move Closer to Emergency Use Approval. Pfizer and the German firm BioNTech announced Thursday that their vaccine is 95 percent effective and they will apply for emergency use approval “within days.” The most common serious adverse event was fatigue, with 3.7 percent effective.

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FDA Approves Treatment for Wider Range of Patients with Heart Failure

The Pharma Data

Jardiance was originally approved by the FDA in 2014 as a supplement to diet and exercise to improve glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Today’s approval will provide a treatment option for a wider range of patients with heart failure,” said Norman Stockbridge, M.D., The FDA, an agency within the U.S.