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FDA approves Novartis’ copycat of blockbuster Biogen drug

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

According to one analyst, the approval was the last hurdle keeping Sandoz’s Tyruko from directly competing in the U.S. market against Biogen’s inflammation-regulating medicine Tysabri.

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New JAMA Article Recommends Personal Drug Importation To Help American Patients Afford Prescription Drugs

Policy Prescription

Harvard doctors and public health experts recommend using the website PharmacyChecker.com to find international online pharmacies to order more affordable prescription drugs for personal importation when domestic savings strategies fail. As the article notes, three in ten American adults struggle to afford prescription drugs.

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CBD Research: A Dive into the Regulations of Cannabis Research

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with 37 states approving medicinal use and 18 approving recreationally. However, it’s not legal federally and is considered a Schedule I drug by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), meaning it has no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The FDA is granting INDs for such CBD research.

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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.

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FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children

The Pharma Data

director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Today’s approval of the first COVID-19 therapeutic for this population demonstrates the agency’s commitment to that need.”. Learn more about FDA-approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines. Today, the U.S. Source link: [link].

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FDA Approves New Imaging Drug to Help Identify Ovarian Cancer Lesions

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration today approved Cytalux (pafolacianine), an imaging drug intended to assist surgeons in identifying ovarian cancer lesions. The drug is designed to improve the ability to locate additional ovarian cancerous tissue that is normally difficult to detect during surgery. Related Information.

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FDA Approves First Drug to Improve Growth in Children with Most Common Form of Dwarfism

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration approved Voxzogo (vosoritide) injection to improve growth in children five years of age and older with achondroplasia and open epiphyses (growth plates), meaning these children still have the potential to grow. Today, the U.S. Achondroplasia is the most common form of dwarfism. Source link: [link].