According to the FDA, if the antidote drugs are used on a patient, they could suffer from “allergic reactions, local irritation” and a wide number of cardiovascular issues, including restriction of blood supply to tissues. The FDA stated that there has not yet been any reports of patient harm from Naloxone.
Today the FDA will officially exempt individual genetic risk tests from 501(k) premarket approval with the condition that the company offering the test should have a one-time premarket review of its testing apparatus and at least one test.
In a major setback for Eisai and Merck & Co, the FDA has stalled the roll-out of Lenvima as a treatment for earlier untreated liver cancer patients. Big things were expected by Merck & Co when Eisai’s Lenvima was scheduled to be launched in March. Merck has agreed to shell out USD 5.8 billion on half of the liver cancer’s drug sales.
Recently the FDA asked drug companies to stop selling sunscreen pills which and warned people not to fall for such scams as there are no pills which can replace sunscreen.
The company informed that Ryaltris (olopatadine hydrochloride (665 mcg) and mometasone furoate (25 mcg), formerly GSP 301 Nasal Spray, has been conditionally accepted by the USFDA as the brand name.
Aimovig, a ground-breaking drug to prevent Migraines was approved by the FDA last week. Aimovig will be the only player in the market to treat migraines. The new drug has to be taken once a month through an injection similar to an insulin shot or an EpiPen.
A particular proposal regarding displaying drug prices in TV ads flummoxed pharma marketers and ad agencies following the unveiling of the drug-pricing agenda by President Trump. Marketers have been hounded with the whys and hows of the proposal even as the administration remains firm on its implementation.
When it comes to manufacturing CAR T drugs (personalized treatments engineering immune cells to destroy cancer cells of patients) speed is of utmost importance. A new manufacturing site has been decided upon by Gilead for Yescarta, its CAR-T therapy at a Netherlands airport.
Nation’s first approved personalized cellular therapy now available for second indication
iSchemaView has received FDA approval for its latest product, RAPID CTA, a 3D imaging platform for computed tomography angiography (CTA).
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