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Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

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Emergent BioSolutions, a multinational specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has achieved a significant milestone with the approval of its Cyfendus (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, Adjuvanted) vaccine by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). How Does Cyfendus Work?

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Zydus gets FDA approval for antibiotic drug azithromycin

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval to India-based Zydus Lifesciences ‘ 500mg azithromycin tablets for the treatment of bacterial infections. Zydus will manufacture the drug at its formulation facility in Moraiya, Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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5 FDA approval decisions to watch in the second quarter

Bio Pharma Dive

A long-awaited reckoning for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug and the review of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine are among the top FDA decisions expected before the end of June.

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5 FDA approval decisions to watch in the fourth quarter

Bio Pharma Dive

Regulators face key decisions on COVID-19 shots for children and boosters for Moderna's and J&J's vaccines. Other closely watched drugs for multiple myeloma and depression are under review, too.

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FDA approves first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer’s bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F (RSVpreF) vaccine Abrysvo in individuals 60 years and older. A vaccine to help prevent RSV had been an elusive public health goal for more than half a century.

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Ixchiq Wins FDA Approval as World’s First Chikungunya Vaccine

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France-based biotech Valneva has won approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq for the prevention of infection from the chikungunya virus. The vaccine is approved for adults 18 years of age and older who are at increased risk of exposure to the virus.

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Blue Water Biotech shores up portfolio with purchase of six FDA-approved treatments

Pharmaceutical Technology

All six treatments are US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved. Blue Water bought the FDA-approved benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment from Veru for a total cost of $100m in April 2023. “We At market open, shares in Blue Water surged 90% higher than the previous day’s (13 June) market close.