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Avillion, AstraZeneca asthma rescue treatment given FDA approval

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Avillion – clinical co-development partner with AZ – conducted the global phase 3 trial of over 4,000 patients across four studies (including the MANDALA and DENALI trials). Additionally, under its 2018 agreement, Avillion had regulatory responsibility, including filing the New Drug Application (NDA) through to FDA approval.

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FDA approves first rescue medication to manage asthma inflammation

Drug Discovery World

The approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was based on results from the MANDALA and DENALI Phase III trials. . The approval of Airsupra means that for the first time, adults with asthma in the US have a rescue treatment to manage both their symptoms and the inflammatory nature of their disease.” .

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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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FDA approves Phase 1 trial for HIV gene therapy

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The treatment is being researched by scientists collaborating from American Gene Technologies, the Laboratory of Immunoregulation and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The Phase 1 trial is expected to be conducted at sites in Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC.

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

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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.

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

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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., Patients were allowed to switch treatment if they deteriorated during the trial.