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Novo Nordisk Sues Makers of Wegovy and Ozempic Dupes

XTalks

With the remarkable success of its semaglutide products Wegovy and Ozempic for weight loss and type 2 diabetes, respectively (the latter also for weight loss through off-label prescribing), Novo Nordisk is cracking down on pharmacies making compounded versions of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist drugs.

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FDA accepts Outlook Therapeutics’ BLA for wet AMD treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Outlook Therapeutics’ Biologics License Application (BLA) filing for ONS-5010 / LYTENAVA (bevacizumab-vikg) to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). Outlook stated that ONS-5010 will get 12 years of regulatory exclusivity in the US if it is approved by the FDA. “If

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FDA Warns About Compounded Versions of Ozempic and Wegovy

XTalks

Drug compounding involves combining, mixing or altering ingredients to create customized medications for individual patients; however, compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, and their safety and efficacy are not validated. mg and 1 mg doses will be available to wholesalers for distribution to retail pharmacies. mg and 2.4

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FDA Takes Another Small Step to Increase Naloxone Access

FDA Law Blog

As background, naloxone hydrochloride (“naloxone”) is an opioid antagonist indicated for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdoses and is available in three FDA-approved forms (injectable, auto-injector, and nasal spray). plies for administration (e.g.,

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Can you trust Turkey-approved Alipza? Is it the same as U.S.-Approved Livalo?

Pharmacy Checkers

This post is mostly a story about a very well manufactured, safe and effective, foreign version of an FDA-approved drug. These drugs are normally far less expensive than the FDA-approved version sold in the U.S. pharmacies. and arguably just as safe. Let’s call him John.

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State Drug Importation Bills Just Got More Personal in California

Pharmacy Checkers

The bill states: “This bill would authorize an individual to import a prescription drug only for use by that individual or a member of that individual’s immediate family from a foreign pharmacy if specified requirements are met. This is a huge step in the right direction because Americans are already buying medications internationally.

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FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies. Eiger licensed exclusive worldwide rights to lonafarnib from Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada. Related Articles: Zokinvy (lonafarnib) FDA Approval History.