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PERSPECTUM DIAGNOSTICS: Announces FDA Grant Award for LiverMultiScan to Help NASH Patients

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Perspectum Inc $250,000 to qualify its proprietary biomarkers for NASH in collaboration with Dr. Naim Alkhouri at the Texas Liver Institute.

GALA THERAPEUTICS: Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for the Minimally Invasive RheOx™ System for Chronic Bronchitis

Gala Therapeutics, Inc. (Gala), a developer of medical devices to treat pulmonary disease, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Device Designation (FDA) for the RheOxTM Bronchial RheoplastyTM system.

DREAMED DIABETES: New FDA Clearance Paves The Way to Optimization of Insulin Pump Therapy Across All Glucose Measurement Methods

DreaMed Diabetes achieves unprecedented validation of Advisor Pro, its AI-based insulin recommendations technology

JANSSEN: Submits Application to U.S. FDA Seeking First-in-Class Approval of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) for Treatment of Adults with Active Psoriatic Arthritis

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking first-in-class approval of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

ACCELERON PHARMA: Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Sotatercept in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Acceleron Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ:XLRN), a leading biopharmaceutical company in the discovery and development of TGF-beta superfamily therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to sotatercept for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Sandoz Inc. recalls Losartan Potassium, Ezetimibe

Sandoz Inc. is recalling two medications that treat cholesterol and high blood pressure because the bottles they were packaged in failed to meet child-resistant closure requirements.

FDA issues warning about three Hepatitis C medications

The FDA is warning that certain Hepatitis C treatments can cause further damage to the livers of people with advanced cases of liver disease.

PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY: Announces U.S. FDA Acceptance of Supplemental New Drug Application for Neratinib to Treat HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBYI), a biopharmaceutical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for neratinib in combination with capecitabine for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who have failed two or more prior lines of HER2-directed therapy (third-line disease).

JENKINS EYE CARE: Offers First and Only FDA-approved Trifocal Lens: AcrySof IQ PanOptix Trifocal IOL

Ophthalmological surgeons Tyrie Jenkins, M.D. and Jeffrey Peterson, M.D., Ph.D., of Jenkins Eye Care, now offer cataract patients a trifocal lens that provides a combination of near, intermediate and distance vision.

COCONUT COALITION OF THE AMERICAS: The Coconut Coalition of the Americas Launches Initiative to Remove Coconut From the FDA Major Food Allergen List

The Coconut Coalition of the Americas (CCA), announced the launch of an initiative to make it clear that coconuts are not tree nut allergens.

GBT: Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration Acceptance of New Drug Application and Priority Review for Voxelotor for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the company’s New Drug Application (NDA) seeking accelerated approval for voxelotor, an oral, once-daily therapy in development for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD).

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: FDA approves first treatment for patients with rare type of lung disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Ofev (nintedanib) capsules to slow the rate of decline in pulmonary function in adults with interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis or scleroderma, called SSc-ILD. It is the first FDA-approved treatment for this rare lung condition.

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