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Zootechnical Animal Food Substances; a New Category of Animal Food Additives Proposed

FDA Law Blog

1844 – Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023. The proposed legislation appears to be an effort to resolve issues created by FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine’s (CVM) interpretation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act) definition of food.

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UK fines Advanz £100m for raising thyroid drug price tenfold

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Advanz hiked the price of a pack of liothyronine tablets – used to treat thyroid hormone deficiency – from £20 in 2009 to £248 in 2017, taking advantage of a lack of competition for the drug even though it was out of patent. ” Advanz itself was directly fined £40.9 million and £51.9 million, respectively. .”

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FDA hands Cassiopea its first approval, for acne drug Winlevi

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An androgen receptor inhibitor, Winlevi (clascoterone) has been cleared by the US regulator for the treatment of acne in patients 12 years and older and is due to be launched early next year, according to the company. Retinoids can help unclog pores, while antibiotics can limit the growth of bacteria.

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Top 40 Best-Selling Oncology Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Data

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Sandostatin (Octreotide) Sandostatin 2022 sales: $1.238 billion Company/Developer: Novartis Date of first FDA approval: October 21, 1988 Indications Sandostatin is FDA-approved for: Sandostatin is a synthetic protein closely resembling the natural hormone somatostatin in the human body. million the drug made during the same time in 2022.

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Top 40 Best-Selling Cancer Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Data

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Sandostatin (Octreotide) Sandostatin 2022 sales: $1.238 billion Company/Developer: Novartis Date of first FDA approval: October 21, 1988 Indications Sandostatin is FDA-approved for: Sandostatin is a synthetic protein closely resembling the natural hormone somatostatin in the human body. million the drug made during the same time in 2022.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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5) Ibrance (palbociclib) Ibrance is a chemotherapy drug indicated for hormone receptor positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer. It is a CDK 4/6 inhibitor that is taken in combination with other hormonal therapies to stop the growth of cancer and healthy cells.

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PFIZER REPORTS STRONG FIRST-QUARTER 2021 RESULTS

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announced that the EMA has validated for review the MAA for somatrogon, a long-acting recombinant human growth hormone intended to be administered once-weekly for the treatment of pediatric patients with growth hormone deficiency. Somatrogon — In February 2021, Pfizer and OPKO Health Inc.