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Gepirone

New Drug Approvals

The FDA rejected approval for gepirone in 2002 and 2004. [5] 5] It was submitted for the preregistration (NDA) phase again in May 2007 after adding additional information from clinical trials as the FDA required in 2009. 12] However, in March 2016, the FDA reversed its decision and gave gepirone ER a positive review. [13]

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Lilly’s Amyvid Receives FDA Label Revision to Support Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Label Update for Lilly’s Amyvid, Expanding Its Role in Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Therapy Guidance In a major development for Alzheimer’s diagnostics, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the U.S. At the time, its use was primarily restricted to supporting the diagnostic process.

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The science of ageing and restoring healthspan

Drug Target Review

Shinya Yamanaka, who was awarded the Nobel prize in 2012, discovered that four transcription factors Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc could reprogram mature, differentiated cells back into stem cells. The epigenome drifts with age, leading to dysregulated gene expression. Most recently, Jerry was President and CEO for Neos Therapeutics, Inc.,

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Janssen granted US approval for multiple myeloma drug combination

The Pharma Data

The FDA has approved Genmab and Janssen’s Darzalex (daratumumab) as a treatment for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma, when combined with carfilzomib and dexamethasone, in patients who have previously received between one and three lines of therapy. Multiple myeloma affects 26,000 new patients in America every year.

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Otsuka beats back Novartis opposition with $15M purchase of smart pill developer Proteus

The Pharma Data

Through a collaboration first signed in 2012, the two companies in 2017 successfully won FDA clearance for the first digital pill, Abilify MyCite, an ingestible drug-device combination that can track whether a patient adheres to the Japanese drugmaker’s antipsychotic Abilify (aripiprazole). Otsuka, with 19.8%

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Biogen and Samsung Bioepis’ BYOOVIZ™ (ranibizumab-nuna) Launches in the United States

The Pharma Data

BYOOVIZ™ is the first FDA approved ophthalmology biosimilar BYOOVIZ, priced 40% lower than LUCENTIS®, provides an equally effective and more affordable treatment option to patients suffering from retinal disorders BYOOVIZ will be commercially available through major distributors across the U.S. on July 1, 2022. Biogen Inc.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 1)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

156, a patent may be extended only once (even if it would be eligible for extension on more than one occasion because it applies to several FDA-approved products), and only one patent may be extended for each regulatory review period. Another case of same-day (and same-time) FDA approvals! To that end, 35 U.S.C. § 156(c)(4)