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DAIICHI SANKYO: [Fam-] Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (DS-8201) Granted FDA Priority Review for Treatment of Patients with HER2 Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and AstraZeneca announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Biologics License Application (BLA) for [fam-] trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201) and granted Priority Review.

AMGEN: Nplate® (romiplostim) Now Approved For Earlier Use In Adults With Immune Thrombocytopenia

32% of Patients Achieved Treatment-Free Remission for at Least Six Months in a Single-Arm Trial

FDA Update: September inspection citations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspects numerous facilities around the nation to ensure that they comply with current rules governing FDA-regulated products.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS: California Passes Dental Law Regarding Self-Applied Orthodontic Treatments

On October 13, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1519 into law, granting the California Dental Board continued authority to oversee and regulate dental services in the state.

OMEGA MEDICAL IMAGING: First in the World to Receive FDA Clearance on Artificial Intelligence Imaging System That Reduces Dose

Omega Medical Imaging, manufacturers of Artificial Intelligence Fluoroscopy/Cine (AIF/C) Imaging systems, just announced the Food and Drug Administration 510 (k) clearance of FluoroShield™ with their 2020 Cardiac Flat Panel Detector.

Hackensack Meridian Health launches $1 million 'Take Vape Away' campaign

Hackensack Meridian Health has invested $1 million in a comprehensive strategy to curb the vaping epidemic through its "Take Vape Away" campaign.

FDA approves Eli Lilly migraine treatment Reyvow

Eli Lilly and Co.'s Reyvow (lasmiditan) tablets for the acute (active but short-term) treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

DENOVO BIOPHARMA: Receives FDA's Permission to Proceed with a Biomarker-Guided Phase 2b Clinical Trial with DB102 (Enzastaurin) In First-Line Treatment of Glioblastoma (GBM)

pies, today announced FDA's approval to initiate Denovo's Phase 2b clinical study of DB102 in patients with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) in combination with radiation an

JANSSEN: U.S. FDA Approves XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) to Help Prevent Blood Clots in Acutely Ill Medical Patients

XARELTO® provides a new oral option to help prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and VTE-related death during hospitalization and post-hospital discharge in acutely ill medical patients at risk for VTE and not at high risk of bleeding

FDA Update: September medical device recalls

Recalls of medical devices occur when a company sees a need to either take corrective action or remove a potentially hazardous device from the market, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM: FDA Grants Ofev® Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Chronic Fibrosing ILDs with a Progressive Phenotype

The designation was supported by results from the Phase III INBUILD® study that met its primary endpoint and was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine

EICOSIS: Announces FDA Acceptance of IND Application for EC5026, the First Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor to Treat Pain

EicOsis LLC, a pharmaceutical startup developing a new class of oral non-narcotic analgesics, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate Phase 1 clinical trials for their drug candidate, EC5026, for the treatment of pain.

U.S. FDA: FDA allows marketing of first rapid diagnostic test for detecting Ebola virus antigens

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed marketing of a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) to detect Ebola virus antigens (proteins) in human blood from certain living individuals and samples from certain recently deceased individuals suspected to have died from Ebola (cadaveric oral fluid).

Vitosa stevia sweetener receives 'Letter of No Objection' from the FDA

HB Natural Ingredients has received a "Letter of No Objection" for Vitosa stevia sweeteners from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), confirming that the agency has "no questions" on the self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status of Vitosa for use as a sweetener in food and beverage products.

FDA grants marketing approval for Australian product that treats rare skin disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted marketing approval to use Scenesse (afamelanotide) to increase pain-free light exposure in adult patients with a history of phototoxic reactions from erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP).

OCTAPHARMA USA: FDA Approves Octapharma’s WILATE® for Hemophilia A in Adult and Adolescent Patients

Octapharma USA announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved WILATE® for treatment of adults and adolescents with hemophilia A for routine prophylaxis to reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes and on demand treatment and control of bleeding episodes.

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