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Eli Lilly’s Olumiant Wins FDA Approval as First Systemic Treatment for Alopecia Areata

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Eli Lilly’s Olumiant (baricitinib) has won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as the first systemic treatment for severe alopecia areata (AA), an autoimmune disorder that leads to patchy baldness. The Olumiant approval is therefore a big win as it helps fulfill a significant unmet need in the area.

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FDA Warns About Compounded Versions of Ozempic and Wegovy

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During a drug shortage, compounders might be allowed to prepare a compounded version of the drug provided they meet specific requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act. The FDA is not aware of any valid basis for compounding a drug using semaglutide salts that would meet federal requirements.

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SkinVive by Juvéderm: The New Dermal Filler Coming to the US

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Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company renowned for its development of leading aesthetics brands and products, recently announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved their ground-breaking hyaluronic acid product, SkinVive by Juvéderm, for achieving remarkable skin smoothness.

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Trump Administration Opens Door to Drug Importation Programs

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The first proposed channel of prescription drug importation is already codified in law: Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The second channel of importation, which is separate from the state drug importation programs, would allow drug companies to import lower-cost foreign version of their own FDA-approved drugs.

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Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 2: Regulatory Pathways and Pharmacometric Analysis

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Both the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have regulatory responsibility for therapeutic biological products, which are subject to both the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD & C) Act and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.

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State Drug Importation Bills Just Got More Personal in California

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The bill not only calls for wholesale importation from Canada – but also personal drug importation from Canada and other countries, subject to Section 804 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The channel of importation is confined to a wholesaler in Canada exporting FDA-approved drugs to a state-licensed wholesaler in the United States.

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Florida Drug Importation Program with Canada Gets FDA Authorization

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given authorization to Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration’s drug importation program under section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). This means Florida could soon import select prescription drugs from Canada.

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