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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.

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FDA Approves First New Non-Opioid Pain Pill in Decades

Drugs.com

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks of addiction or overdose linked to drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin.The new pill, developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

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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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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. BINGHAMTON, N.Y.

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Fitusiran

New Drug Approvals

2] Fitusiran was approved for medical use in the United States in March 2025. [2] 2] The fixed dose of fitusiran is not approved because it led to excessive clotting in some participants. [2] 2] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the application for fitusiran orphan drug and fast track designations. 26 March 2025.

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Roche announces FDA approval of FoundationOne Liquid CDx, a comprehensive pan-tumour liquid biopsy test

The Pharma Data

The test is FDA-approved to report short variants in 311 genes including rearrangements and copy number losses in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The results are delivered in an integrated report that identifies alterations matched to FDA-approved therapies.

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs PART 1

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs – Part 1 Does CYP3A4 still rule? By Julia Shanu-Wilson It won’t come as much surprise to learn that of the 17 small molecules* approved by the FDA in 2022, CYP3A4 was the major player in drug metabolism. References Iversen et al., Front Pharmacol.,