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FDA approves oral therapy for Grade 2 IDH-mutant glioma

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Voranigo, an isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) and isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) inhibitor, indicated for the treatment of patients 12 years and older with Grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma.

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FDA approves Niktimvo for chronic graft-versus-host disease

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved axatilimab-csfr (Niktimvo), a colony stimulating factor-1 receptor-blocking antibody, for the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD).

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FDA approves first drug for agitation due Alzheimer’s dementia

Drug Discovery World

Otsuka and Lundbeck’s Rexulti (brexpiprazole) has become the first pharmacological treatment to be approved in the US for agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the companies’ supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA).

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The Regulatory Maze: How Generic Drugs Navigate FDA Approval

Drug Patent Watch

In the high-stakes world of pharmaceuticals, generic drugs have become the unsung heroes of healthcare accessibility. These cost-effective alternatives to […] Source

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FDA approves first gene therapies for sickle cell disease (with a warning)

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy and Lyfgenia. Casgevy, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, is also the first FDA-approved treatment to use CRISPR gene editing technology.

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Binghamton researchers get FDA approval for drug to treat world’s most common genetic disease

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

— A new drug developed by professors from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a common genetic disease that mostly affects young boys.

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Pfizer wins FDA approval for its $7B colitis drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Acquired with the buyout of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Velsipity enters a competitive market for ulcerative colitis pills.