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FDA approves Alnylam’s ultra-rare disease drug Oxlumo

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The FDA has approved Alnylam’s gene silencing drug Oxlumo, the first treatment for primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), an ultra-rare and life-threatening genetic disorder. The post FDA approves Alnylam’s ultra-rare disease drug Oxlumo appeared first on.

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Vevye: A New Cyclosporine Solution for Dry Eye Disease

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More Drugs for Dry Eye Disease Are on the Way Several other drugs have recently gained FDA approval or are currently in advanced stages of clinical development for the treatment of dry eye disease. One such approved medication is Miebo , an ophthalmic solution developed by Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq.

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World RNA Day: What impact RNA it had on drug discovery?  

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1 August was first chosen as World RNA Day in 2018 as a play on AUG (adenine, uracil and guanine), a triple sequence of RNA (called a codon) that initiates protein synthesis by the cell. Since then, it has been observed to publicise the importance of this molecule in the generation of proteins in the body.

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2020 review – Pharma’s progress outside of COVID-19

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There was some steady progress in neurology – in February FDA approved Lundbeck’s eptinezumab prophylactic treatment for migraine, the last from a gang of four drugs from a new class. It was the third approval from Alnylam’s pipeline of RNA interference therapeutics to make it to market. months, compared with 6.7

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FDA Approves Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

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FDA Approves Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Oxlumo (lumasiran) injection for subcutaneous use, the first-ever therapy available for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) to lower urinary oxalate levels in pediatric and adult patients.

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Two biotechs target dry eye disease after Novartis’ Xiidra problems

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billion for its FDA-approved dry eye drug Xiidra during the Japanese pharma’s merger with Shire in 2019, outlining the sales potential in this market niche. Sylentis, part of PharmaMar Group, has just announced FDA approval of a phase 3 trial for eye drops containing tivanisiran, in dry eye disease associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome.