Acacia Pharmaceuticals and Neuren Pharmaceuticals announce rare paediatric disease designation for trofinetide for the treatment of Rett syndrome

3 March 2020 - With no approved treatments in Rett syndrome, FDA decision highlights significant unmet need. ...

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FDA approves new treatment for adults with Cushing’s disease

6 March 2020 - The U.S. FDA today approved Isturisa (osilodrostat) oral tablets for adults with Cushing’s disease who either cannot ...

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Urovant Sciences announces U.S. FDA acceptance of new drug application for vibegron for the treatment of overactive bladder

5 March 2020 - Urovant Sciences today announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted for review the company’s new drug ...

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Allergan receives FDA approval for Durysta (bimatoprost implant) the first and only intracameral biodegradable sustained-release implant to lower intra-ocular pressure in open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension patients

5 March 2020 - Durysta lowered intra-ocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension by approximately 30% from baseline ...

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Trevena announces FDA has set PDUFA date of 7 August 2020 for oliceridine

5 March 2020 - FDA considers NDA resubmission a complete Class 2 response. ...

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FDA track: PDUFA Performance

5 March 2020 - The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Prescription Drug User ...

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Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals receives fast track designation from US FDA for EHP-101 in the treatment of systemic sclerosis

3 March 2020 - First-in-class product candidate in Phase 2 clinical development now has fast track and orphan designations. ...

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Zosano Pharma announces FDA acceptance of 505(b)(2) new drug application for Qtrypta for the acute treatment of migraine

4 March 2020 - Zosano Pharma today announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted the company’s new drug application for ...

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When a drug study abruptly ends, volunteers are left to cope

3 March 2020 - A participant might commit months or years to a drug trial, only to see it vanish overnight. ...

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Expanding access and reducing prices for drugs to prevent HIV. Should Government enforce its patent rights against the pharmaceutical industry?

3 March 2020 - On November 6, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) filed a lawsuit against Gilead ...

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Drug shortages in the United States. Are some prices too low?

3 March 2020 - The US public identified lowering prescription drug prices as the top health priority for Congress in 2019.  ...

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Estimated research and development investment needed to bring a new medicine to market, 2009-2018

3 March 2020 - In this study, which included 63 of 355 new therapeutic drugs and biologic agents approved by the ...

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Ayala Pharmaceuticals granted U.S. FDA fast track designation for AL101 for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma

3 March 2020 - Ayala Pharmaceuticals today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted fast track designation to AL101 for ...

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FDA grants rare paediatric disease designation to Stealth BioTherapeutics for elamipretide for the treatment of Barth syndrome

3 March 2020 - Stealth BioTherapeutics today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted rare paediatric disease designation for elamipretide ...

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The coronavirus could help pharma reset its reputation in Washington

3 March 2020 - The coronavirus outbreak could be the pharmaceutical industry’s ticket to saving its reputation in Washington. ...

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