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FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies

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FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies. Eiger licensed exclusive worldwide rights to lonafarnib from Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada. Related Articles: Zokinvy (lonafarnib) FDA Approval History.

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Recon: FDA approves Heron’s non-opioid anesthetic; Poll suggests low public trust in US health insti

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‘More Amazon and less pharmacy’: one exec on the company’s strategy for prescription drugs ( STAT ). Biogen licenses a stroke drug from Japanese drugmaker TMS ( BioPharmaDive ). ICER, Accelerated Approval And The Payer Voice At The US FDA ( Pink Sheet ). Pharma & Biotech.

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The Wholesaling Prohibition (Potentially) Demystified? FDA’s Take on Supply Chains for Section 503B Outsourcing Facilities

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As a reminder, in Title I of the 2013 Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) (the Compounding Quality Act), Congress created the “outsourcing facility” FDA registration category, and set forth statutory parameters for their operation in new section 503B of the FDCA. See 21 U.S.C. 353b(a). Section II at 2. Draft Guidance III.B.2(e)

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FDA broadens existing emergency use of Lilly and Incyte’s baricitinib in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 requiring oxygen

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Under the EUA, inpatient pharmacies in the U.S. Baricitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor discovered by Incyte and licensed to Lilly. See Warnings and Precautions in the FDA-approved full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide for additional information on risks associated with longer-term treatment with baricitinib.

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FDA Approves Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium) for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adult and Pediatric Patients

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FDA Approves Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium) for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adult and Pediatric Patients. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium for injection) for the treatment of status epilepticus in adult and pediatric patients. About Sesquient.

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PharmaDrug Enters Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Sairiyo Therapeutics Inc. Who Recently Received Orphan Drug Designation from FDA for Esophageal Cancer

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1 Sairiyo has an exclusive license from a research and development organization to develop and commercialize reformulated Cepharanthine for all diseases and exclusive rights to the patent, method of manufacturing, clinical supply, pre-clinical data and know-how to support FDA clinical trials.

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REGN-COV2 Independent Data Monitoring Committee Recommends Holding Enrollment in Hospitalized Patients with High Oxygen Requirements and Continuing Enrollment in Patients with Low or No Oxygen Requirements

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