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China’s NMPA grants priority review status for Ocumension’s Zerviate NDA

Pharmaceutical Technology

Nicox’s Chinese partner Ocumension Therapeutics has secured priority review status for the New Drug Application (NDA) for Zerviate (cetirizine ophthalmic solution), 0.24%, from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). It has been approved to treat ocular itching that is associated with allergic conjunctivitis in the US.

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Animals Need Drugs Too, But Not Without CVM Approval

FDA Law Blog

Responsible for “Protecting Human and Animal Health,” CVM makes sure that the drugs, devices, and food we provide for our pets are safe and effective. CVM does not regulate the practice of veterinary medicine (that’s a state licensing board) or vaccines for animal diseases (that’s USDA).

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Further insight into breakthroughs in mRNA drug discovery 

Drug Discovery World

DDW recently hosted Where are the breakthroughs in mRNA drug discovery and development? In this webinar, sponsored by Elegen, attendees learnt about the breakthroughs in mRNA drug discovery and development. Second, our formulation is more tightly packaged compared with the industry standard as we only require 50% of the lipids.

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US FDA accepts Sandoz’s BLA for biosimilar denosumab

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Sandoz’s biologics license application (BLA) for its proposed biosimilar denosumab. The BLA submission is supported by a comprehensive analytical and clinical data package, including the Phase I/III ROSALIA trial data.

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Should we be worried about pharma’s supply chain?

World of DTC Marketing

The goal of getting a drug to market as fast as possible so they can recoup drug development costs has the potential for mistakes that could cost lives. Coupled with all this is the continued outsourcing of raw materials and other steps in drug development. Up to 90% of drugs now sold in the US and UK are generic.

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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong explores the rise of drug repurposing and the benefits and disadvantages it brings to drug discovery and development. . Drug repurposing, the act of finding new clinical targets for both approved and unapproved drugs, has emerged as a viable alternative to traditional drug discovery approaches. .

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Start-up aims to advance transformative genetic medicines

Drug Discovery World

The company’s protein nanoparticle (PNP) genetic medicine delivery platform is based on the discovery of endogenous, human proteins derived from retroelements that can self-assemble to form capsid-like structures and which can package and transfer nucleic acid cargo.