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Amphastar Announces Approval for Glucagon for Injection Kit, 1mg

The Pharma Data

This further highlights Amphastar’s considerable abilities to bring complex generic drugs to the market, and more specifically, our strong peptide capabilities.” sales of brand products containing glucagon for injection, 1 mg, were approximately $306 million for the 12 months ended September 30, 2020.

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Health Canada’s proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations

Pharma in Brief

Rolling submissions, which are currently in use for COVID-19 drugs, would be extended to other drugs, such as those which address significant new and emerging infectious diseases in Canada, or which treat, prevent, or diagnose serious or severely debilitating diseases or conditions. Biologic Drugs.

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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. It is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor that keeps insulin levels stable and reduces the amount of glucose produced by the body.

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Humira biosimilars set the stage for long-awaited 2023 US launches

Pharmaceutical Technology

For example, the first-to-market status was beneficial when it came to insulin biosimilars. Also, some biosimilars contain citrate, while others like Abrilada do not. Low-concentration versions of Hadlima and Hyrimoz, produced by Sandoz, Novartis’s generic subsidiary, contain citrate.

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