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In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

Unpacking the (Black) Box: Antares Licenses Urology Product with Boxed Warning. In October, Antares Pharma licensed Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ Nocdurna® (desmopressin acetate) sublingual tablet , which was approved in 2018 for the same indication as Noctiva and has a boxed warning highlighting the same risks.

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FDA Knows Its Own Strength—and It Includes Concentration

FDA Law Blog

314.3 , codified in 2016, which defines strength as the “ total quantity of drug substance in mass or units of activity in a dosage unit or container closure” and/or “the concentration of the drug substance.” FDA explained that its bioequivalence regulations at 21 C.F.R. FDA borrowed this definition from 21 C.F.R.

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Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 2: Regulatory Pathways and Pharmacometric Analysis

Camargo

A biologics license application (BLA) is required for biological products subject to licensure under the PHS Act, and FDA approval to market a biologic is granted by issuance of a biologics license. The regulations regarding BLAs for therapeutic biological products are included in 21 CFR parts 600 , 601 , and 610.

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Novartis announces NEJM publication of Phase III ASCLEPIOS trials demonstrating superior efficacy of ofatumumab in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis

The Pharma Data

In February, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) accepted the company’s Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and Marketing Authorization Application (MAA), respectively, for ofatumumab for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis in adults. J Neurol Sci. 2003;206(2):165–71.

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Cerelle vs Cerazette: Are they really the same?

Druggist

Both contraceptives contain the same active ingredient: desogestrel (75 micrograms), a female sex hormone (synthetic progestogen). A box of Cerelle or Cerazette pills comes with three blister blisters, each of which contains 28 mini-pills (note you may be prescribed just one blister = 28 pills). Both pills are taken in the same way.

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TLC Provides Corporate Update at Investor Conference – Dec 18, 2020

The Pharma Data

With experiences attained in licensing and business development functions from Amgen, Baxter and Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Bliss introduced himself in Mandarin Chinese. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.