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U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: FDA approves first treatment for pediatric patients with lupus

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Benlysta (belimumab) intravenous (IV) infusion for treatment of children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) – often referred to as simply “lupus”

ABBVIE: Expands Immunology Portfolio in the U.S. with FDA Approval of SKYRIZI™ (risankizumab-rzaa) for Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

Approval based on clinical trials showing people treated with SKYRIZI™ (risankizumab-rzaa) every 12 weeks - four doses a year after two initial doses - achieved high levels of durable skin clearance at 16 weeks and maintained this response at one year[1-3]

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION: Receives FDA Approval for LOTUS Edge™ Aortic Valve System

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Technology for Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Designed to Minimize Paravalvular Leakage, Offer Controlled Delivery and Repositionability Post Deployment

VETOQUINOL USA: Launches Flexprofen™

Generic carprofen chewable tablet developed to treat osteoarthritis symptoms in dogs

BARONOVA, INC.: Announces FDA Approval of the TransPyloric Shuttle® (TPS®) Device

A First-in-Class, Non-Surgical Solution for Obesity Approved for One-Year of Device Treatment, Offering Patients Potentially More Durable Weight Loss and Health Benefits

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.: Announces FDA Approval of New ANDA for Supply of FlutiCare®

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Innovus Pharma" or the “Company”) (OTCQB Venture Market: INNV), an emerging commercial-stage pharmaceutical company that delivers safe, innovative and effective over-the-counter medicine and consumer care products to improve men’s and women's health and respiratory diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has approved abbreviated new drug application (“ANDA”) No. 208024 for Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Spray USP, 50 mcg per spray (OTC) owned by Akorn, Inc. (“Akorn”) (NASDAQ: AKRX). I

SYNERGISTIC THERAPEUTICS LLC: Obtains US Patent for Sublingual Ketamine Treatment for Depression

Synergistic Therapeutics LLC has recently announced issuance of a U.S. Patent for a sublingual antidepressant lozenge with Ketamine, used to treat anxiety, depression, major depressive disorder (MDD), and treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Blood pressure monitor with EKG available for pre-order

The new Complete blood pressure monitor with EKG capability from Omron Healthcare, in partnership with AliveCor, is now available for preorder in the U.S. on Omron’s website.

Targeted therapy for metastatic bladder cancer approved by FDA

Balversa is the first targeted therapy to receive approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for adult patients with advanced metastatic bladder cancer with the genetic alteration called FGFR3 or FGFR2 that progressed during or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.

Tentative FDA approval granted for generic Sernivo

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given tentative approval for the generic version of Sernivo Spray 0.05% from Perrigo Company.

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: FDA approves new treatment for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of fracture

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg) to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of breaking a bone (fracture).

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: FDA approves first two-drug complete regimen for HIV-infected patients who have never received antiretroviral treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dovato (dolutegravir and lamivudine), as a complete regimen for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in adults with no antiretroviral treatment history and with no known or suspected substitutions associated with resistance to the individual components of Dovato.

FDA grants De Novo review to LOADPRO spine sensor

The U.S Food and Drug Administration granted a De Novo review for a device intended to be used in the spine.

INNOBLATIVE DESIGNS, INC.: Innoblative's SIRA™ RFA Electrosurgical Device Receives FDA Clearance

Innoblative Designs, Inc. (Innoblative), a private medical device company committed to developing next generation, advanced-energy surgical solutions, announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its SIRA™ RFA Electrosurgical Device, a novel radiofrequency ablation (RFA) applicator that supplies energy for use in electrosurgery, specifically for intraoperative coagulation and ablation of soft tissue.

LSK BIOPHARMA: LSK BioPharma and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Announce FDA Clearance to Initiate a Phase 3 Clinical Trial in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

LSK BioPharma (or "LSKB"), a US-based biopharmaceutical firm and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine, Co., Ltd. (SHA:600276, or "Hengrui"), one of the largest and most innovative fully-integrated biopharmaceutical companies based in China, announced that the Companies have received FDA clearance to initiate a clinical trial in the United States in first-line patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), evaluating the safety and efficacy of LSKB's rivoceranib, a selective VEGFR-2 inhibitor commonly known as apatinib, in combination with Hengrui's camrelizumab (SHR-1210), a humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody currently under NDA review in China for classic Hodgkin's Lymphoma (cHL).

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