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Analyzing Oxygen Atom Distribution in FDA‐Approved Drugs to Enhance Drug Discovery Strategies

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

This work presents a comprehensive analysis of oxygen atoms in approved drugs, aiming to streamline drug design and discovery efforts. The study examines the frequency, distribution, prevalence, and diversity of oxygen atoms in a dataset of 2049 small molecules approved by the FDA and other agencies.

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FDA Approves Label Updates for Bristol Myers Squibb Cell Therapies, Removes REMS

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Streamlined Monitoring Requirements and REMS Program Removal for Bristol Myers Squibb’s CAR T Cell Therapies Breyanzi and Abecma, Marking Milestone Toward Expanding Access to Cancer Treatment In a significant regulatory development, Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the U.S.

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FDA under fire: Data discrepancies uncovered in AstraZeneca approval trials

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Fresh concerns have emerged about the platelet studies underpinning the FDA approval of ticagrelor, AstraZeneca's multibillion-dollar heart drug. Notably, key results reported in a major cardiology journal were inaccurately presented, and some study contributors were omitted or denied involvement.

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FDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

PLOS: DNA Science

Results from the study that led to the FDA approval appeared in The Lancet Neurology in April 2024 with commentary. A Scant Protein with Outsize Importance Slowing the muscle decline of DMD presents two huge challenges: the ubiquity of muscle and a giant gene. The gene presents a complex landscape.

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Jazz Pharma Unveils Late-Stage Xywav® Data in Narcolepsy at SLEEP 2025

The Pharma Data

The data were featured as part of four oral presentations selected by the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) for their scientific innovation and clinical relevance, with Jazz accounting for all the industry-sponsored late-breaking oral presentations at the meeting.

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Discovery of small molecule c?Maf inhibitors using molecular docking?based virtual screening, molecular dynamics simulation, and biological evaluation

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

We employed a combined strategy involving molecular docking-based virtual screening, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, and MM/GBSA free energy calculation on existing FDA-approved drugs. Sorafenib and glimepiride simultaneously downregulated c-Maf protein expression to induce G1 phase arrest and apoptosis in myeloma cells.

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Teva to Present Data

The Pharma Data

Teva to Present Data Demonstrating UZEDY™ (risperidone) Extended-Release Injectable Suspension Significantly Prolonged Time to Impending Relapse for Adults with Schizophrenia at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2023 Annual Meeting Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. once-monthly dosing) and 2.7