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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. Rizafilm, the US market name for Rizaport outside of the US, is administered via an oral soluble film.

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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

This approval expands Biogen’s industry-leading portfolio of MS treatments, which also includes the subcutaneous (SC) administration of Plegridy, and follows the European Commission’s marketing authorization for the IM administration in December 2020. “At Related Articles: Plegridy (peginterferon beta-1a) FDA Approval History.

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In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

When the FDA requires a product’s labeling to include a boxed warning (also called a “black box warning” because the text is surrounded by black border), the potential market value of the drug often drops severely. Unpacking the (Black) Box: Antares Licenses Urology Product with Boxed Warning.

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The Mesh of the Generics and the Potential of Emerging Therapies in the Smoking Cessation Market

Delveinsight

According to the CDC, in 2018, tobacco companies spent over USD 9 Billion in just promoting and marketing their cigars and cigarettes in the US. Fortunately, there exists FDA-approved therapies and drugs that double the success rates of quitting. Smoking Cessation: What are the drugs available in the market?

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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

Since marketing authorization for the first breakthrough treatment in 1994, the steady increase in clinical trials reflects the community’s commitment to finding effective ALS treatments despite the numerous hurdles associated with clinical trial design, from proof-of-concept to pivotal trials. Initial approval in 2022: FDA, U.S.

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