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FDA approves Rezvoglar as second ‘interchangeable’ insulin biosimilar

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Eli Lilly’s long-acting copycat drug, first approved in late 2021, now has a designation that will allow pharmacists to swap it for Sanofi’s Lantus.

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Novo Nordisk submitting once-weekly insulin to FDA following Phase III success

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Novo Nordisk has recently completed its six-part ONWARDS Phase III trial, as ONWARDS 5 reached its primary endpoint with Icodec demonstrating non-inferiority in reducing hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at week 52 in comparison to once-daily basal insulin analogs. Patients had an overall baseline HbA1c of 8.9%

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In a first, FDA approves an 'interchangeable' biosimilar for diabetes

Bio Pharma Dive

An injectable insulin from Viatris has become the first-ever biosimilar product that can be directly substituted for a marketed biologic, a long-awaited decision that could put pricing pressure on other diabetes drugs.

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Lilly’s new drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide ) wins US FDA approval

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Blood sugar control drug Mounjaro has been granted US regulatory approval, giving type 2 diabetics another way to help keep their glucose levels in check. The drug is injected under the skin once a week and the dose can be adjusted to meet an individual’s blood sugar needs. more than insulin degludec and 1.0%

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US FDA approves label update for Horizon’s Tepezza TED drug

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an update to the indications and usage section of Horizon Therapeutics ’ Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw) label to specify its use to treat thyroid eye disease (TED) patients regardless of disease activity or duration.

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FDA okays Mylan insulin drug as first ‘interchangeable’ biosimilar

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Generic drugmaker Mylan has become the first company to secure FDA approval for a biosimilar product that is considered completely interchangeable with the reference product – namely Sanofi’s once-daily insulin Lantus.

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FDA Approval of Sanofi’s Enzyme Replacement Drug for ASMD + Disney Actress Partners with Medtronic for Diabetes Tech Campaign – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 77

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In this episode, Ayesha discussed the FDA approval of Sanofi’s enzyme replacement therapy Xenpozyme for the treatment of non-central nervous system (non-CNS) manifestations of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD), a rare genetic lysosomal storage disease, in adults and pediatric patients.