Camargo

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

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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Development Bioequivalency Generic Drugs Production 242

Camargo

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Like with small molecules, clinical trials of biologics are designed to determine pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), safety, and efficacy. The regulations regarding BLAs for therapeutic biological products are included in 21 CFR parts 600 , 601 , and 610. Expanded access to experimental biologics.

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Development Production Immune Response Licensing 161

The Pharma Data

AUGUST 5, 2020

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. Eur J Neurol. 2020;27(S1).

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Trials Medicine Production Containment 52

XTalks

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

While there are currently six biosimilars for AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) that have been approved by the regulator, the company’s patents prevent biosimilars from being launched until 2023. The regulator allows biosimilars to show slight differences in clinically inactive components of a product.

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Production Insulin Branding Generic Drugs 78