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

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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.

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

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

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US FDA approves Regeneron-Sanofi’s Kevzara to treat polymyalgia rheumatica

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Kevzara has been approved as the first and only biologic indicated for PMR adult patients who did not respond to corticosteroids or who cannot tolerate corticosteroid taper. Developed using VelocImmune technology of Regeneron, Kevzara binds to the IL-6 receptor specifically and inhibits IL-6-mediated signalling.

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US FDA approves Pfizer’s migraine nasal spray Zavzpret

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It is a third-generation, selective and structurally unique, small molecule CGRP receptor antagonist and is currently under clinical development with oral and intranasal formulations. The company stated that the regulatory approval expands its migraine portfolio, which includes oral therapy for acute and preventive treatment.

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

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The latest approval was based on the findings from the Phase II DESTINY-Lung02 clinical trial, which assessed the safety and efficacy of two doses of Enhertu in HER2 mutant metastatic NSCLC patients. . In the trial, 1.9% In the trial, 1.9% According to the interim efficacy data from a pre-specified patient cohort, a 5.4

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US FDA approves Eisai-Biogen’s antibody for Alzheimer’s

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Leqembi is indicated to treat mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia stage of the disease in patients whose treatment started in clinical trials. The regulatory approval is based on the data obtained from the Phase II trial. Leqembi met the primary endpoint and all the critical secondary endpoints in the Clarity AD trial.

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Seres and Nestlé Health receive FDA approval for Vowst microbiome therapy

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Seres president and CEO Eric Shaff said: “Seres has led the development of microbiome therapeutics, and today’s FDA approval of Vowst as the first orally administered microbiota-based therapeutic for the prevention of recurrent C difficile infection marks a tremendous milestone for the patient community, and for Seres. “We