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Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 1: Definition and Distinct Characteristics

Camargo

Essentially, a biologic is a product that is produced from living organisms or that contains components of living organisms. The primary distinctions between biologics and small molecule drugs are their size, their structural complexity, and the way in which they are produced. Blood and blood components. Allergenics. Somatic cells.

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U.S. FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™

Pfizer

FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™. FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for the New Drug Application (NDA) for its COVID-19 oral treatment, PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets).

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Pfizer to Provide U.S. Government with an Additional 3.7 Million Treatment Courses of PAXLOVID™ to Help Combat COVID-19

Pfizer

In June of 2022, Pfizer submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of PAXLOVID for patients who are at high risk of progression to severe disease from COVID-19. The target Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date for a decision by the FDA is in February 2023.

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Statement from Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla on Testing Positive for COVID-19

Pfizer

Nirmatrelvir has shown consistent in vitro antiviral activity against the following variants: Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, Lambda, Mu, and Omicron BA.1 One carton contains five blister packs of PAXLOVID, as co-packaged nirmatrelvir tablets with ritonavir tablets, providing all required doses for a full five-day treatment course.

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Pfizer Responds to Research Claims

Pfizer

and global regulatory requirements for our oral treatment, PAXLOVID™, Pfizer undertakes in vitro work (e.g., In a limited number of cases when a full virus does not contain any known gain of function mutations, such virus may be engineered to enable the assessment of antiviral activity in cells. and around the world.

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Pfizer Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Conversion of PAXLOVID™ Conditional Marketing Authorization to Full Marketing Authorization in the European Union

Pfizer

The European Commission (EC) will review the CHMP recommendation and is soon expected to make a final decision. This opinion from the CHMP confirms that the benefits of PAXLOVID in helping to reduce severe COVID-19-related outcomes, including hospitalization and death, in high risk patients continue to outweigh its potential risks.

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Pfizer Signs Agreement to Provide the European Union with PAXLOVID™

Pfizer

(NYSE: PFE) today announced an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply its COVID-19 oral therapy, PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir [PF-07321332] tablets and ritonavir tablets) to countries participating in the Joint Procurement Agreement across Europe. This agreement will supply participating countries up to 3.4