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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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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA approves new type of psoriasis drug; U.S. starts late-stage trial to test an antiviral against monkeypox

STAT News

National Institutes of Health is launching a Phase 3 clinical trial to determine the efficacy of tecovirimat — the smallpox antiviral better known as TPOXX — for use in treating monkeypox, as current data on its effectiveness against the virus is limited , The Hill writes. The TPOXX was approved by the U.S.

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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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FDA approves Octapharma’s Octagam® 10% for adult dermatomyositis

Bioengineer

FDA approval based on positive results of international, multi-center ProDERM study. The prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trial enrolled 95 patients at 36 sites globally, including 17 sites in the U.S., Credit: Octapharma. PARAMUS, N.J. – The U.S. 1, 2, 3, 4. Original Source.

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

The Pharma Data

and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. As part of the arrangement under OWS, representatives from NIAID, BARDA and Moderna are part of the oversight group that receives recommendations from the trial’s independent DSMB. El Sahly, M.D., El Sahly, M.D.,

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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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FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. The speed and rigor with which Veklury has been developed and approved in the U.S.