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Scorpion inks deal with Pierre Fabre for next-gen EGFR inhibitors

Pharmaceutical Technology

On April 4, Scorpion Therapeutics announced a collaboration and license agreement with the French dermo-cosmetic and pharmaceutical group Pierre Fabre to codevelop two next-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors. According to GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Centre, Tagrisso is forecasted to have global sales of $8.19

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Ipsen tries again in Parkinson’s disease with $363m IRLAB deal

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The deal gives Ipsen worldwide rights to the mid-stage drug – called mesdopetam – and puts the company on the hook for another $335 million in development, regulatory and sales milestones. IRLAB reported first-in-human data with mesdopetam earlier this year that showed the drug was well tolerated in healthy volunteers with twice-daily dosing.

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FDA Cracks Down on Company Falsely Promoting COVID-19-Curing Teas

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The letter , which was sent on January 4, 2021, stated that several of the company’s products violated section 505(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. § 355(a) which prohibits the introduction and delivery of new drugs without the Secretary of Health of Human Service’s approval.

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The evolving role of social media in healthcare

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We’re seeing everything from over-the-counter cold medication to cosmetic injection brands leverage different tiers of influencers. Clinical trial recruitment. Social media can be a powerful tool for improving clinical trial recruitment, a process that has traditionally been notoriously ineffective.

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New Type 2 Diabetes Drug Brenzavvy Wins FDA Approval

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Brenzavvy’s approval was based on an impressive amount of data collected from 23 clinical trials involving over 5,000 patients with type 2 diabetes. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) gives the FDA the legal authority to approve drugs for both humans and animals.

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Concert Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Company Update

The Pharma Data

. Initiated CTP-543 THRIVE-AA1 Phase 3 Trial in November 2020. The THRIVE-AA1 Phase 3 trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of CTP-543 to evaluate hair regrowth using the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) after 24 weeks of dosing in approximately 700 adult patients with moderate to severe alopecia areata.

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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 2)

FDA Law Blog

If the confirmatory trial shows that the drug actually provides a clinical benefit, then the FDA grants traditional approval for the drug. If the confirmatory trial does not show that the drug provides clinical benefit, FDA has regulatory procedures in place that could lead to removing the drug from the market. That did not happen.