The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 — implications for FDA regulation and public health

20 December 2017 - In the past year, federal health policy has been characterized by pervasive uncertainty, but a consistent theme ...

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TherapeuticsMD announces FDA acceptance of new drug application and Prescription Drug User Fee Act Date for TX-004HR

20 December 2017 - PDUFA target action date of 29 May 2018. ...

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Bristol-Myers Squibb receives FDA approval for Opdivo (nivolumab) as adjuvant therapy in patients with completely resected melanoma with lymph node involvement or metastatic disease

20 December 2017 - Opdivo, the first and only anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor approved for adjuvant treatment of melanoma, is indicated ...

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves prior approval supplement for commercial launch of Portola Pharmaceuticals’ novel oral anti-coagulant Bevyxxa (betrixaban)

19 December 2017 - Bevyxxa available to patients in January 2018. ...

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Exelixis announces U.S. FDA approval of Cabometyx (cabozantinib) tablets for previously untreated advanced renal cell carcinoma

19 February 2017 - Approval expands indication and comes well in advance of PDUFA date of 15 February 2018. ...

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U.S. FDA approves Pfizer’s Bosulif (bosutinib) for the treatment of patients with newly-diagnosed PH+ chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML)

19 December 2017 - Pfizer's third U.S. haematology approval in five months. ...

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Ovid Therapeutics announces OV101 granted fast track designation by U.S. FDA for treatment of Angelman syndrome

19 December 2017 - Ovid Therapeutics today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted fast track designation to OV101 for the ...

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Aerie Pharmaceuticals announces U.S. FDA approval of Rhopressa (netarsudil ophthalmic solution) 0.02% for the lowering of elevated intra-ocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension

18 December 2017 - Product approved ahead of the Scheduled PDUFA date of 28 February 2018. ...

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60° Pharmaceuticals submits new drug application to US FDA for anti-malarial drug tafenoquine

18 December 2017 - 60P will continue global regulatory strategy and pursue additional dossier submissions. ...

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Novartis multiple sclerosis therapy fingolimod granted FDA breakthrough therapy designation for paediatric multiple sclerosis

18 December 2017 - In a pivotal Phase III study, oral fingolimod significantly reduced relapses by 82% in a paediatric patient ...

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Stealth BioTherapeutics granted fast track designation for elamipretide for the treatment of Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy

18 December 2017 - Stealth BioTherapeutics today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted fast track designation for its lead candidate, ...

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FDA accepts biologics license application for fremanezumab with priority review for prevention of migraine and grants fast track designation for cluster headache development program

18 December 2017 - Teva anticipates launching anti-CGRP product in the U.S. for the prevention of migraine in 2018. ...

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US FDA accepts regulatory submission for Tagrisso in first-line EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer

18 December 2017 - Tagrisso granted priority review. ...

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WTX101 granted fast track designation by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of Wilson disease

14 December 2017 - Wilson Therapeutics today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted WTX101 fast track designation for the treatment ...

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FDA targets insulin for increased competition to lower prices

16 December 2017 - Prices of the diabetes medicine have risen 270%. ...

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