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FDA Approves First Generic of Symbicort to Treat Asthma and COPD

The Pharma Data

Agency Supports Development of Complex Generic Drug-Device Combination Product to Improve Competition and Access to More Affordable Medicines. This complex generic drug-device combination product, which is a metered-dose inhaler, should not be used to treat acute asthma attacks. Today, the U.S.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 3. and PART 3½)

FDA Law Blog

Part 2 (“Part Deux”) investigated the PTO’s position and recent decisions on PTE applications for patents covering products approved—and then withdrawn years later—under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act’s Accelerated Approval provisions (and otherwise). Do you really have to identify both “Grants” to be correct?

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Teva Announces Launch of an Authorized Generic of Epiduo® Forte Gel (adapalene and benzoyl peroxide gel 0.3%/2.5%), in the U.S.

The Pharma Data

“The launch of our first-to-market authorized generic version of Epiduo® Forte Gel in the U.S. provides patients with another important treatment option,” said Christine Baeder, SVP, Chief Operating Officer US Generics, Teva USA. Avoid applying Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide gel to cuts, abrasions, and sunburned skin.

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Hitting Pause on Criticism of the FDA, Just for Today

Pharmacy Checkers

Wikipedia has an extremely long page aptly called Criticism of the Food and Drug Administration , much of it having to do with its role with prescription drugs, and less so other sectors, such as food, tobacco and cosmetics. . The medications that we obtain in the U.S., and other high-income countries.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

XTalks

Comirnaty was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2021 for individuals over the age of 16. It contains the antiviral medications nirmatrelvir and ritonavir. 2) Botox Therapeutic/Cosmetic Botox, or botulinum neurotoxin, is a neurotoxic protein produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacteria.

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