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Blue Water Biotech shores up portfolio with purchase of six FDA-approved treatments

Pharmaceutical Technology

All six treatments are US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved. Blue Water bought the FDA-approved benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment from Veru for a total cost of $100m in April 2023. “We Blue Water Biotech has expanded its commercial portfolio with the purchase agreement of six assets from WraSer.

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AGEPHA Pharma’s LODOCO gets US FDA approval for cardiovascular disease

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Participants treated with LODOCO had a 31% reduction in the overall risk of cardiovascular death, spontaneous myocardial infarction or ischaemic stroke when added to statins and other cardiology prevention therapies, compared to those treated with placebo.

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Surmodics and Abbott’s Drug-Coated Balloon for Peripheral Artery Disease Gets FDA Approval

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Obtaining FDA approval for our SurVeil DCB is one of the most important achievements in Surmodics’ history,” said Gary Maharaj, president and CEO of Surmodics, in the company’s press release. “It SurVeil has an edge over IN.PACT as it is coated with a lower dose of the drug.

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FDA approves Jardiance (empagliflozin) for wider range of patients with heart failure

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. “While Jardiance may not be effective in all patients with heart failure, this approval is a significant step forward for patients and our understanding of heart failure,” says Norman Stockbridge, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Cardiology and Nephrology in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

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FDA Approves Bronchitol (mannitol) Inhalation Powder to Improve Pulmonary Function in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Bronchitol (mannitol) Inhalation Powder to Improve Pulmonary Function in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Bronchitol (mannitol) inhalation powder. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Bronchitol (mannitol) inhalation powder.

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FDA Approves Treatment for Wider Range of Patients with Heart Failure

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Jardiance is also approved to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease, and to reduce the risk of death and hospitalization in patients with heart failure and low ejection fraction.

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First drug for severe frostbite helps prevent amputation

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eicos Sciences’ Aurlumyn (iloprost) injection, the first FDA-approved medication to treat severe frostbite. Having this new option provides physicians with a tool that will help prevent the lifechanging amputation of one’s frostbitten fingers or toes.”

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