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BIOMED: Impella® SmartAssist Platform Launches at ESC, Designed to Further Improve Patient Outcomes

Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) announces that the Impella CP® with SmartAssist technology, which is designed to improve patient outcomes with advanced algorithms and simplified patient management, will be commercially available in Europe beginning at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019 through a controlled roll out process at select sites.

FRESENIUS KABI: Introduces Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Injection, USP

Generic Equivalent to Vazculep® is Newest Addition to Broad Portfolio of Anesthesia and Analgesia Products

CARSGEN THERAPEUTICS: Receives US FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Fully Human Anti-BCMA (B Cell Maturation Antigen) Autologous Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells For The Treatment Of Multiple Myeloma

CARsgen Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company today announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to its investigational CAR-T cell therapy fully human anti-BCMA (B Cell Maturation Antigen) autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T Cells (ct053) for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

AKORN: Receives FDA Approval for Azelastine Hydrochloride Nasal Spray, 0.15%

Akorn, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRX), a leading specialty generic pharmaceutical company, announced that it received a new Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Azelastine Hydrochloride Nasal Spray, 0.15%. The product is manufactured at Akorn’s Amityville, New York manufacturing facility.

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: FDA recommends health care facilities and manufacturers begin transitioning to duodenoscopes with disposable components to reduce risk of patient infection

In continued efforts to protect patient safety, FDA orders new postmarket studies for manufacturers, requests real-world contamination rates in duodenoscope labeling and warns about certain test strips illegally marketed to assess duodenoscope cleanliness

EMALEX BIOSCIENCES: Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Ecopipam for the Treatment of Patients with Tourette Syndrome

Emalex Biosciences, Inc. (Emalex), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for patients with neurological and psychiatric conditions, announced today that it has received Fast Track designation for its investigational product, ecopipam, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with Tourette Syndrome (TS).

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: Statement calling on all sectors of the papaya industry to improve practices to better protect consumers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration works tirelessly to ensure that foods available to consumers, whether they are produced domestically or abroad, meet the FDA’s food safety requirements and that we are using all available tools to ensure compliance.

ELI LILLY & COMPANY: Lilly Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Taltz® (ixekizumab) for the Treatment of Active Ankylosing Spondylitis (Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis)

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Taltz® (ixekizumab) injection 80 mg/mL for the treatment of adults with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS), also known as radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA).

US WORLDMEDS: FDA Approves US WorldMeds' MYOBLOC® (rimabotulinumtoxinB) Injection for Chronic Sialorrhea

MYOBLOC is the only approved botulinum toxin for chronic sialorrhea that provides significant results in as early as one week(1),(2)

SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS: Receives Complete Response Letter from the US Food and Drug Administration for Golodirsen New Drug Application

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, today announced it had received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) seeking accelerated approval of golodirsen injection for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients with a confirmed mutation amenable to exon 53 skipping.

CERECOR: Receives Fast Track Designation from FDA for CERC-802 for the Treatment of Mannose-Phosphate Isomerase Deficiency

Cerecor Inc. (NASDAQ: CERC), a biopharmaceutical company focused on becoming a leader in development and commercialization of treatments for rare and orphan diseases in pediatrics and neurology, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation for CERC-802, an ultra-pure, oral formulation of D-mannose currently in development for the treatment of Mannose-Phosphate Isomerase Deficiency, also known as MPI-CDG or CDG-1b.

ASTELLAS PHARMA, INC.: U.S. FDA Grants XTANDI® (enzalutamide) Application Priority Review for the Treatment of Men with Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

XTANDI Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) Seeks to Add an Indication for Men with Prostate Cancer that Has Spread but Is Sensitive to Hormone Therapy

CASSIOPEA: Announces FDA Submission of New Drug Application for Clascoterone Cream 1%, the First New Mechanism of Action for Acne in Nearly 40 Years

Cassiopea SpA (SIX: SKIN), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing prescription drugs with novel mechanisms of action (MOA) to address long-standing and essential dermatological conditions, announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking marketing approval for clascoterone cream 1% for the treatment of acne.

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: FDA approves new antibiotic to treat community-acquired bacterial pneumonia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xenleta (lefamulin) to treat adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

NABRIA THERAPEUTICS: Receives U.S. FDA Approval of Xenleta™ (lefamulin) to Treat Community-Acquired Bacteria Pneumonia (CABP)

Nabriva Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: NBRV), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization and development of innovative anti-infective agents to treat serious infections, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nabriva’s new drug applications for the oral and intravenous (IV) formulations of Xenleta™ (lefamulin) for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in adults.

MODERNA: Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Zika Vaccine mRNA-1893

Moderna, Inc., (Nasdaq: MRNA) a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for its investigational Zika vaccine (mRNA-1893) currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 study for the prevention of Zika virus infection in healthy adults.

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