article thumbnail

FDA approval represents ‘transformational progress’ in hypertension

Drug Discovery World

This is a major public health issue leading to a high incidence of cardio- and cerebrovascular events. ” The post FDA approval represents ‘transformational progress’ in hypertension appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

article thumbnail

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

FDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

PLOS: DNA Science

Results from the study that led to the FDA approval appeared in The Lancet Neurology in April 2024 with commentary. Duvyzat reigns in HDAC activity, slowing the cascade of events leading to muscle deterioration. Adding and removing acetyls is an epigenetic change, because it leaves untouched the underlying DNA sequence.

article thumbnail

FDA approves Pfizer’s LITFULO™ (ritlecitinib) for adults and adolescents with severe alopecia areata

The Pharma Data

FDA approves Pfizer’s LITFULO™ (ritlecitinib) for adults and adolescents with severe alopecia areata Pfizer Inc. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LITFULO™ (ritlecitinib), a once-daily oral treatment, for individuals 12 years of age and older with severe alopecia areata. with placebo.

article thumbnail

FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Livornese — I saw the sign…and the answer is no—FDA-approved labeling apparently is not enough under state failure-to-warn laws, according to certain courts. That requirement would only be fulfilled if FDA agreed to such a change. But we digress. And indeed, after Pliva v.

article thumbnail

Pfizer’s TALZENNA® in combination with XTANDI® receives U.S. FDA approval

The Pharma Data

FDA approval Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) announced that the U.S. With today’s FDA approval of TALZENNA plus XTANDI, we are proud to be able to offer this potentially practice-changing treatment to patients and add to their options in managing this aggressive disease.” The final OS data is expected in 2024.

article thumbnail

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. in 1-15 year olds and 98.7-100%