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Novo Nordisk Sues Makers of Wegovy and Ozempic Dupes

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With the remarkable success of its semaglutide products Wegovy and Ozempic for weight loss and type 2 diabetes, respectively (the latter also for weight loss through off-label prescribing), Novo Nordisk is cracking down on pharmacies making compounded versions of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist drugs.

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FDA Approves Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium) for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adult and Pediatric Patients

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium) for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adult and Pediatric Patients. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium for injection) for the treatment of status epilepticus in adult and pediatric patients. About Sesquient.

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FDA accepts Outlook Therapeutics’ BLA for wet AMD treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Outlook Therapeutics’ Biologics License Application (BLA) filing for ONS-5010 / LYTENAVA (bevacizumab-vikg) to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). Outlook stated that ONS-5010 will get 12 years of regulatory exclusivity in the US if it is approved by the FDA. “If

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FDA committee recommends AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s RSV prophylactic nirsevimab

Pharmaceutical Technology

Although AdCom verdicts are considered by the FDA when it comes to approvals, they are not binding. The FDA accepted nirsevimab’s biologics license application (BLA) in January, with a PDUFA date penned for Q3 2023. On 31 May, the FDA also approved Pfizer’s vaccine Abrysvo in the same patient population.

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Top Economist Says the FDA Should be Identifying Safe Foreign Pharmacies to Solve High Drug Prices in America

Pharmacy Checkers

Stephen Salant, PhD, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Michigan and research professor at the University of Maryland has written a paper that I believe gives voice and pays respect to the millions of Americans who import or are on the verge of importing lower-cost medication using online pharmacies. drug prices.

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FDA Warns About Compounded Versions of Ozempic and Wegovy

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Drug compounding involves combining, mixing or altering ingredients to create customized medications for individual patients; however, compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, and their safety and efficacy are not validated. mg and 1 mg doses will be available to wholesalers for distribution to retail pharmacies. mg and 2.4

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Trump Administration Opens Door to Drug Importation Programs

Pharmacy Checkers

The reality is that Americans have already been importing medications from foreign pharmacies because of substantially lower prices for many years, and the law is currently flexible to allow them to do so. But for “foreign versions” of FDA-approved drugs, this is not the case. See: Trump Safe Importation Action Plan.

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