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US FDA approves Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq’s DED treatment Miebo

Pharmaceutical Technology

It is the first and only prescription eye drop to receive FDA approval to treat DED that targets tear evaporation directly. Bausch + Lomb chairman and CEO Brent Saunders stated: “Today’s FDA approval of Miebo further advances DED treatment by addressing a significant unmet need for millions of people suffering with this disease. “We

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US FDA approves Reata Pharmaceuticals’ SKYCLARYS for Friedreich’s ataxia

Pharmaceutical Technology

SKYCLARYS is the first approved treatment in Friedrich’s Ataxia and marks a milestone for drug development in this complex disease. The FDA granted Orphan Drug, Fast Track, and Rare Pediatric Disease Designations for the medication. There are three more drug candidates with major trial readouts that are expected in 2023.

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US FDA approves Shorla’s oncology drug for T-cell leukaemia

Pharmaceutical Technology

The regulatory approval marks the company’s first product to receive approval in the US market. Shorla Oncology CEO and co-founder Sharon Cunningham said: “We are very proud to see our research in oncology innovation and dedication to patient care culminate in this US FDA approval.

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US FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo-AstraZeneca’s Enhertu for lung cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

A specifically engineered HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC), Enhertu is being co-developed and co-marketed by Daiichi Sankyo along with AstraZeneca. Enhertu is claimed to be the first HER2-directed therapy to receive approval for treating HER2 mutant metastatic NSCLC patients. “We In the trial, 1.9%

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US FDA approves GSK’s Jesduvroq to treat anaemia of CKD

Pharmaceutical Technology

It is claimed to be the only HIF-PHI approved in the country that offers a new oral treatment option for adult patients on dialysis with anaemia of CKD. We are proud to have developed Jesduvroq as a new oral treatment where there is a patient desire for more options.”

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FDA approves Sanofi’s long-lasting hemophilia drug

Bio Pharma Dive

Sanofi and its development partner, Sobi, claim the drug’s once-a-week dosing, and its effect on blood-clotting protein levels, will help it compete in the crowded market for hemophilia A treatments.

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AstraZeneca’s Voydeya Scores FDA Approval, Adding to Company’s Multi-Billion Dollar PNH Franchise

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Approximately ten to 20 percent of patients with PNH may develop extravascular hemolysis (EVH), a condition that causes RBC destruction outside of blood vessels. Voydeya is the first-in-class, oral, factor D inhibitor developed specifically as an add-on to ravulizumab or eculizumab for patients who develop EVH.