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Vanda-lay Litigation Industries, Inc.: Taking Stock of Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Big Bets on Petitioning and Litigation Against FDA and the Federal Government

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

District Court for the District of Columbia (“DDC”) against FDA alleging that the Agency’s structure of NDA review is unconstitutional (by our count the 31st Vanda litigation against FDA or another government entity in the last five years, including appeals). In January 2024, the U.S. VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

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FDA approves innovative treatment for pediatric patients with congenital athymia

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration approved Rethymic for the treatment of pediatric patients with congenital athymia, a rare immune disorder. Rethymic is the first thymus tissue product approved in the U.S. director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. federal government.

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

Policy Prescription

Overall, the article addresses how to help people with private, government, or no health insurance. The authors cite the FDA’s personal importation policy. The authors state that, “PharmacyChecker is an independent organization that verifies international online pharmacies and allows patients to compare prices across pharmacies.”

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Repurposing FDA-approved drugs may help combat COVID-19

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Several FDA-approved drugs – including for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV – significantly reduce the ability of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in human cells, according to new research led by scientists at Penn State. ” Other authors on the paper include Sydney A.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: FDA approves Veklury as first treatment for Covid-19 and Takeda and Moderna bring 50 million vaccines to Japan

The Pharma Data

Dive into this week’s update for more details on the actions taken by the FDA in the ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic. FDA approves first treatment for Covid-19. On October 22, the FDA approved the antiviral drug Veklury for use in adult and pediatric patients for the treatment of Covid-19 requiring hospitalization.

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FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma. It’s very exciting to see this treatment go from being an experimental therapy used at my daughter’s bedside to now being FDA approved. Related Articles: Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) FDA Approval History. NEW YORK, Nov. Source link.

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FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. The speed and rigor with which Veklury has been developed and approved in the U.S.