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FDA approves IntelGenx’s Rizafilm for acute migraine treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

IntelGenx Corp announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Rizafilm VersaFilm new drug application (NDA) for the treatment of acute migraine. Rizaport and Maxalt are different formulations of Rizatriptan benzoate.

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When FDA-Approved Generics Fail: Brand Wellbutrin XL Antidepressant is Cheaper from Canada

Pharmacy Checkers

Sure enough, ConsumerLab.com discovered that the 300mg version was clearly not bioequivalent. Several years later, the FDA ordered bioequivalence tests and finally, through those results, which found, like ConsumerLab.com did, that the People’s Pharmacy was right, and forced the drug off the market.

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Biogen Announces FDA Approval of Plegridy (peginterferon beta-1a) Intramuscular Administration for Multiple Sclerosis

The Pharma Data

The FDA’s approval of the IM administration for Plegridy is based on data evaluating bioequivalence and adverse reactions associated with IM administration compared to SC administration in healthy volunteers. Related Articles: Plegridy (peginterferon beta-1a) FDA Approval History. percent vs. 32.1 percent).

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In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

announced a collaboration to develop a companion diagnostic for Vitrakvi® (larotrectinib) NTRK (neurotrophic tropomyosin receptor kinase) inhibitor, approved in the U.S. In October, less than 18 months later, the FDA approved the companion test, which will allow physicians to better identify target eligible patients.

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Teva to Present New Data on Once-Daily AUSTEDO® XR (deutetrabenazine) Extended-Release Tablets at the 2023 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting

The Pharma Data

Dose proportionality and bioequivalence studies demonstrate once-daily AUSTEDO XR is therapeutically equivalent to twice-daily AUSTEDO ® (deutetrabenazine) tablets The U.S. Bioequivalence and relative bioavailability were established between the once-daily and twice-daily tablet formulations, with no new safety findings emerging.

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Present Treatments & Hopeful Future Directions for ALS Pharmacotherapies

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Initial approval in 2022: FDA, U.S. Approval has been based on bioequivalence with the FDA stating that the effectiveness of Radicava ORS is based on a study showing comparable levels of Radicava ORS in the bloodstream to the levels from the IV formulation of Radicava.

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Amphastar Announces Approval for Glucagon for Injection Kit, 1mg

The Pharma Data

Amphastar’s newly approved synthetic peptide product was determined by the FDA to be bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to Eli Lilly’s Glucagon Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar, which has a recombinant DNA (rDNA)-origin. ” According to IQVIA, the U.S.