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Likmez: First FDA-Approved Liquid Option of the Antibiotic Metronidazole

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This liquid formulation of metronidazole is the sole FDA-approved liquid option, offering a groundbreaking prescribing alternative for patients encountering difficulties in swallowing or facing taste-related obstacles. With a 24-month shelf life and no need for refrigeration, Likmez provides a convenient option for patients.

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US FDA approves Pfizer’s Talzenna with Xtandi for prostate cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

Talzenna is an oral inhibitor of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) that plays a role in repairing DNA damage. It is the first and only PARP inhibitor to receive approval for use along with the current standard of care (Xtandi) for HRR gene-mutated mCRPC.

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Zydus gets FDA approval for antibiotic drug azithromycin

Pharmaceutical Technology

In August 2021, Zydus secured emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the Drugs Controller General of India for its Covid-19 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) plasmid vaccine, ZyCoV-D. The company stated that azithromycin tablets generated annual sales of $20m in the US.

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Lyfgenia and Casgevy Become First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

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The CRISPR system is dubbed to be molecular “scissors” that can cut out parts of genes that are abnormal, deactivating or replacing them with new strands of normal DNA. This has tremendous potential for curing diseases that are caused by faulty/mutated genes.

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FDA-approved drug sensitises brain cancer cells to radiotherapy

Drug Discovery World

“Put simply, radioresistant GBM cells prefer to stock up on fatty acids instead of utilising them as an energy source in order to reduce mitochondrial reactive oxygen species that may cause damage to their DNA, RNA, and proteins, and, in turn, cell death,” explains Prof Youn.

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Roche receives FDA approval for first companion diagnostic to identify.

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel, advancing the company’s commitment to personalised healthcare through tests that determine which patients are most likely to benefit from specific and targeted therapies. today announced U.S. Source link: [link].

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Amvuttra RNAi Therapeutic Wins FDA Approval for Rare Genetic Protein Disorder

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Amvuttra’s FDA approval is based on positive data from the global, randomized, open-label, multicenter HELIOS-A Phase III study from a period of nine months. XTALKS WEBINAR: Liquid Biopsy Workflow Optimization for Improved Assay Sensitivity and Multianalyte Applications of Cell-Free RNA, DNA and CTCs.