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Analyzing Oxygen Atom Distribution in FDA‐Approved Drugs to Enhance Drug Discovery Strategies

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

This work presents a comprehensive analysis of oxygen atoms in approved drugs, aiming to streamline drug design and discovery efforts. The study examines the frequency, distribution, prevalence, and diversity of oxygen atoms in a dataset of 2049 small molecules approved by the FDA and other agencies.

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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. A Scant Protein with Outsize Importance Slowing the muscle decline of DMD presents two huge challenges: the ubiquity of muscle and a giant gene. The gene presents a complex landscape.

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Discovery of small molecule c?Maf inhibitors using molecular docking?based virtual screening, molecular dynamics simulation, and biological evaluation

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

We employed a combined strategy involving molecular docking-based virtual screening, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, and MM/GBSA free energy calculation on existing FDA-approved drugs. Sorafenib and glimepiride simultaneously downregulated c-Maf protein expression to induce G1 phase arrest and apoptosis in myeloma cells.

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Present Treatments & Hopeful Future Directions for ALS Pharmacotherapies

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

From drugs previously FDA-approved for gallstone diseases, Parkinson’s disease, and even cancer, researchers are working tirelessly to test and establish whether these pharmacotherapies with well-defined safety profiles may have any potential for efficacy in treating ALS.

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A Potential Antidote for both Azide and Cyanide Poisonings [Toxicology]

ASPET

There do not appear to be any established therapeutics for treating azide poisoning at this time and presently available antidotes to cyanide poisoning are far from ideal, being particularly impractical for use if multiple victims present. Groups of animals challenged with an essentially lethal dose of NaCN (1.5

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FDA Approves J&J’s Darzalex Faspro for Rare Light Chain Amyloidosis

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Janssen Pharmaceuticals ’ (a Johnson and Johnson company) Darzalex Faspro for adults with newly diagnosed light chain amyloidosis. It was approved in combination with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (D-VCd). Michael Vi/Shutterstock. It was developed with Genmab.

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Teva to Present Data

The Pharma Data

Teva to Present Data Demonstrating UZEDY™ (risperidone) Extended-Release Injectable Suspension Significantly Prolonged Time to Impending Relapse for Adults with Schizophrenia at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2023 Annual Meeting Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. once-monthly dosing) and 2.7