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US FDA approves Pfizer’s migraine nasal spray Zavzpret

Zavzpret’s approval expands Pfizer’s migraine portfolio that includes an oral therapy for acute and preventive treatment. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Pfizer’s Zavzpret (zavegepant) for the acute treatment of migraine in adult patients with or without aura. Zavzpret is claimed to be the first and only calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist nasal spray approved to treat migraine. It is a third-generation, selective and structurally unique, small molecule CGRP receptor antagonist and is currently under clinical development with oral and intranasal formulations. The company stated that the regulatory approval expands its migraine portfolio, which includes oral therapy for acute and preventive treatment. Pfizer Global Biopharmaceuticals Business president and chief commercial officer Angela Hwang said: “The FDA approval of Zavzpret marks a significant breakthrough for people with migraine who need freedom from pain and prefer alternative options to oral medications. “Zavzpret underscores Pfizer’s commitment to delivering an additional treatment ...
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Novo Nordisk to reduce US list prices of insulin products

Novo Nordisk will reduce the list price of four legacy insulin brands, including NovoLog and NovoLog Mix 70/30, by 75%. Novo Nordisk has announced plans to reduce the US wholesale acquisition cost (WAC), also known as the list price, of several pre-filled insulin pens and vials by up to 75% for people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Set to come into effect from 1 January 2024, these changes will be applicable for products including pre-filled pens and vials of basal (long-acting), bolus (short-acting) and pre-mix insulins, Levemir, Novolin, NovoLog and NovoLog Mix 70/30 in specific. Novo Nordisk Market Access & Public Affairs senior vice-president Steve Albers said: “We have been working to develop a sustainable path forward that balances patient affordability, market dynamics, and evolving policy changes. “Novo Nordisk remains committed to ensuring patients living with diabetes can afford our insulins, a responsibility we take seriously.” The company will reduce the ...
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Chasing Pfizer, GSK’s 5-in-1 meningococcal vaccine delivers phase 3 trial win

Nearly three years after dosing the first patient in a phase 3 trial, GSK has now reported positive results from the trial of its much-anticipated combination meningitis vaccine. The shot, a combination of GSK’s approved vaccines Bexsero and Menveo, targets meningitis and blood poisoning caused by the A, B, C, W, and Y groups of meningococcal bacteria. The serogroups A, B, C, W and Y cause nearly all invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases globally, GSK said in a statement. As it stands now in the U.S., protection from all five groups requires four injections from two separate vaccines. But GSK is looking to change that with its two-dose shot, which is administered six months apart. GSK said that the vaccine candidate met endpoints in the trial, which enrolled healthy people between 10 and 25 years of age. The vaccine matched up to Bexsero and Menveo, eliciting a “clinically meaningful immune response.” https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/gsks-combination-menabcwy-vaccine-holds-its-own-against-gsks-approved-meningitis-jabs
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Opzelura, Dermavant’s Vtama cream hits goal in eczema phase 3 study

Incyte’s Opzelura cream may be looking at a new competitive rival in the lucrative atopic dermatitis field. Wednesday, Dermavant Sciences said its topical drug Vtama has come out successful in the first of two phase 3 studies the company is running in atopic dermatitis. As William Blair analysts see it, Vtama’s results put it “in reach of Opzelura on efficacy,” although one important data point remains unknown. In a phase 3 trial called ADORING 2, 46.4% of eczema patients who received the Vtama cream enjoyed clear or almost clear skin at week 8 while demonstrating at least a two-grade improvement from baseline. Vtama’s skin clearance rate was higher than the 18% observed in control patients who got a dummy therapy. Vtama also aced other secondary endpoints. The topical AHR agonist helped 59.1% of patients experience a 75% reduction from baseline in the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI), versus 21.2% in the ...
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LG Chem locks in $200M vaccine supply deal with UNICEF

Korea’s LG Chem is stepping up to the plate with a deal to manufacture essential vaccines for millions of infants and children. The company has locked up a $200 million deal with the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to supply both its polio shot Eupolio and its pentavalent vaccine Eupenta, which protects against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and meningitis. The contract is evenly split between supplies of both shots. The $100 million Eupolio contract provides supplies of the shot for the two years from 2024 to 2025, while LG Chem agreed to provide Eupenta for the five-year stretch from 2023 to 2027. The deal is expected to cover vaccines for roughly 80 million kids and infants around the world. LG Chem credited the deal to its investment in a factory in Osong, Korea. The site can produce more than 60 million dodses of Eupolio per year, according to the ...
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Molecular component of caffeine may play a role in gut health

Brigham researchers studying how and why certain cell types proliferate in the gut found that xanthine, which is found in coffee, tea and chocolate, may play a role in Th17 differentiation. Insights may help investigators better understand gut health and the development of conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease. The gut is home to a cast of microbes that influence health and disease. Some types of microorganisms are thought to contribute to the development of inflammatory conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the exact cascade of events that leads from microbes to immune cells to disease remains mysterious. A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital explores exactly what leads to the generation of Th17 cells—an important subtype of cells in the intestine—and uncovers some of the underappreciated molecular players and events that lead to cell differentiation in the gut. One of those players is the purine metabolite xanthine, which is found ...
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An overview of COVID-19-associated neurological complications in children

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, an international team of researchers review current literature to understand the association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections, abnormal neuroimaging manifestations, and neurological symptoms among individuals under the age of 18. Background The clinical presentation of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) varies widely across individuals, ranging from asymptomatic or mild to severe cases involving acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonia, and multi-organ complications. Emerging evidence suggests that the thrombogenic reactions and cytokine storm that develop during acute COVID-19 contribute to psychiatric and neurological complications, with a high incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. While many studies have investigated the neurological complications associated with acute SARS-CoV-2 infections among adults, COVID-19 manifestations among children have largely been asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic and not require hospitalization. However, emerging evidence indicates that systemic symptoms such as secondary inflammatory responses, which are collectively known ...
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Ddu College——WHO vaccine pre-certification How to conduct effective consultation?

From November 1st to 2nd, 2018, the annual World Health Organization (WHO) Prequalification (PQ) consultation will be held in Kunming, China. Unlike previous years, this year’s consultation will only take the one-on-one format, namely the World Health Organization Vaccine Pre-Certification Review Team and small meetings of various domestic vaccine manufacturers. Although the part of the centralized consultation meeting will be cancelled, which means companies and international organizations are unable to discuss and share the importance of pre-certification, but it’s believed that after several years of consultations, everyone has already cooked up the importance and significance of pre-certification. Evidence? This year’s 14 vaccine manufacturers actively participate in the one-on-one consultation is the best proof. As of November 2018, there were 4 manufacturers and vaccines that successfully passed the pre-certification of vaccines in China, namely, Chengdu institution’s Yinao, Hualan’s Liugan, Kexing’s Miejia and Beishengyan’s bOPV. At the PQ consultation meeting in Beijing ...
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Remdesivir Doesn’t Reduce COVID-19 Patients’ Risk of Death Study

MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral drug remdesivir doesn’t reduce COVID-19 patients’ risk of death, a new study says. The World Health Organization-sponsored study of the drug — the only antiviral authorized for treatment of COVID-19 in the United States –included more than 11,000 people in 30 countries, The New York Times reported. The findings were posted online on Thursday, but have not yet been peer-reviewed or published in a scientific journal. “This puts the issue to rest — there is certainly no mortality benefit,” Dr. Ilan Schwartz, an infectious-disease physician at the University of Alberta in Canada, told The Times. However, another infectious-disease expert expressed caution about the findings. A large trial like this that’s conducted in numerous countries with different health care systems can result in inconsistent treatment protocols whose effects can be difficult to analyze, Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, University of California, San Francisco, told ...
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