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FDA approves first medication to reduce allergic reactions

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved monoclonal antibody Xolair (omalizumab) for immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy in some adults and children one year or older for the reduction of allergic reactions (Type I).

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FDA committee recommends AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s RSV prophylactic nirsevimab

Pharmaceutical Technology

Also known as palivizumab, Sobi ‘s Synagis was the first FDA-approved monoclonal antibody used in children at high risk of RSV disease. After a long period without any new approvals, in May, the FDA approved GSK’s vaccine Arexvy for the prevention of LRTD caused by RSV in individuals 60 and older.

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Are we entering the era of biologics for COPD?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2023, the pharmaceutical industry will mark 20 years since Xolair, an anti-IgE antibody, became the first biologic approved to treat asthma. Since then, the US FDA, EMA, and other agencies have approved several biologic antibodies targeting the inflammatory cytokines IL-4, IL-13, IL-5, and others for asthma.

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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS

XTalks

New FDA-Approved Treatments For HIV HIV treatment involves the administration of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) to effectively suppress the viral load, maintain or enhance immune function and reduce the risk of opportunistic infections and cancers commonly associated with HIV. aiming to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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Trial of Antibody Drug for COVID-19 Stopped for Lack of Effectivenes

The Pharma Data

27, 2020 — Testing of Eli Lilly’s antibody drug for hospitalized COVID-19 patients has been halted because the treatment doesn’t help them recover from their infection. A similar, two-antibody cocktail from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Remdesivir gets full FDA approval to treat COVID-19. TUESDAY, Oct.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Announce U.S. FDA Approval of their COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® For Adolescents 12 through 15 Years of Age

Pfizer

FDA Approval of their COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® For Adolescents 12 through 15 Years of Age. FDA Approval of their COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® For Adolescents 12 through 15 Years of Age. Favorable safety profile observed across more than 2,200 adolescents who participated in the clinical trial.

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Promising Interim Results from Clinical Trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

November 16, 2020 — An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of the investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as mRNA-1273 reviewed trial data and shared its interim analysis with the trial oversight group on Nov. 37% of trial volunteers are from racial and ethnic minorities.