Thursday, November 21, 2024

Thursday, November 21, 2024

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SUMITOVANT BIOPHARMA: Announces Urovant Sciences Receives U.S. FDA Approval of GEMTESA® (vibegron) 75 mg Tablets for the Treatment of Patients with Overactive Bladder (OAB)

GEMTESA® is the second FDA approval for the Sumitovant Biopharma family of companies in the past weekGEMTESA® is the first new oral branded OAB medication approved by the U.S. FDA since 2012 and the first product approval for Urovant Sciences

BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS INC.: FDA Approves Bracco Diagnostics Inc.'s ProHance® (Gadoteridol) Injection, 279.3 mg/mL, for Pediatric Patients Younger than Two Years

Bracco Diagnostics Inc., the U.S subsidiary of Bracco Imaging S.p.A., a leading global company in the diagnostic imaging business, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ProHance® (Gadoteridol) Injection, 279.3 mg/mL for intravenous use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in pediatric patients under two years old, including term neonates, to visualize areas with disrupted blood brain barrier and/or abnormal vascularity throughout the brain, spine and associated tissues.

UROVANT SCIENCES: Announces U.S. FDA Approval of GEMTESA® (vibegron) 75 mg Tablets for the Treatment of Patients with Overactive Bladder (OAB)

GEMTESA is the first new oral branded OAB medication approved by the U.S. FDA since 2012 and the first product approval for Urovant Sciences

TONGLIAN GROUP: Innovative drug, Carrimycin, Receives FDA Approval for International, Multi-country Phase III Clinical Trial for the treatment of severe COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

Shenyang Tonglian Group Co., Ltd. announces FDA approval for a randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study of the safety and efficacy of Carrimycin for the treatment of severe COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

LRA: Pleased to Share GSK's Benlysta® (belimumab) is First Lupus Nephritis Treatment Approved by FDA

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) congratulates GSK on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of belimumab (Benlysta®) as the first-ever treatment indicated specifically for adults with lupus nephritis (LN), a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

LUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: Sees Big Win with FDA Approval of Benlysta for Lupus Nephritis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Benlysta to treat lupus nephritis (lupus-related kidney disease) in adults. The approval is for both the intravenous and subcutaneous formulations.

FDA Approves Novadoz Pharmaceuticals Toremifene and Aminocaproic Acid, Bolstering their Continued Growth in Generics

MSN Labs, based in Hyderabad India, recently received FDA approval to market their generic versions of Toremifene 60mg tablets, (AB rated to Kyowa Kirin's Fareston©) & Aminocaproic Acid 500mg tablet, (AB rated Clover's Amicar©) under the Novadoz label.

Pharmacy Organizations Welcome FDA Authorization of COVID Vaccine: "We Stand Ready to Serve"

The leaders of 18 pharmacy organizations today issued the following statement following the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the first Emergency use Authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine.

BLUEPRINT MEDICINES: Announces FDA Approval of GAVRETO™ (pralsetinib) for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced or Metastatic RET-Mutant and RET Fusion-Positive Thyroid Cancer

Once-daily treatment with GAVRETO demonstrated robust efficacy in patients with RET-altered thyroid cancers, including prolonged duration of response

NOVARTIS: Announces FDA approval of Xolair® (omalizumab) for adults with nasal polyps

Xolair is the first biologic for the treatment of nasal polyps that targets and blocks immunoglobulin E (IgE), a key driver of inflammation

FDA Approves First PSMA-Targeted PET Imaging Drug for Men with Prostate Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Gallium 68 PSMA-11 (Ga 68 PSMA-11) – the first drug for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive lesions in men with prostate cancer.

NICO.LAB: Ready to Revolutionize U.S. Stroke Care Following FDA Clearance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared StrokeViewer LVO, NICO.LAB's artificial intelligence powered solution in stroke care

PROGERIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: First-Ever Treatment for Rare Rapid-Aging Disease Progeria Receives U.S. FDA Approval

The Progeria Research Foundation and Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Celebrate Historic Milestone with FDA Approval of Zokinvy™ (lonafarnib) for the Treatment of Progeria and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies

FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Rare Metabolic Disorder

Approval is for primary hyperoxaluria type 1, which causes recurrent kidney stones and loss of kidney function

FDA Expands Approval of Influenza Treatment to Post-Exposure Prevention

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approved indication for Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) to include post-exposure prevention of influenza (flu) for patients 12 years of age and older after contact with an individual who has the flu.

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