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STAT+: In a rare move, FDA threatens to fine a company for failing to report clinical trial results

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In a July 19 letter , the FDA warned Light Sciences Oncology about its failure to post study results about a prostate treatment to the database, ClinicalTrials.gov. After receiving the FDA letter, Light Sciences posted results on Aug. After receiving the FDA letter, Light Sciences posted results on Aug.

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Opinion: STAT+: The PATCH Act’s approach to securing medical devices actually gives malicious actors a blueprint

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In August 2013, the FDA made news when it issued cybersecurity guidance for medical devices.

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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

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Sodium oxybate — which in the late 1980s was marketed to bodybuilders and then became known as GHB and criminally used as a date rape drug — has been sold under the brand name Xyrem after gaining FDA approval in 2002. In 2020, the FDA-approved indication was expanded to include those patients who suffer from cataplexy.

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FDA OKs first biosimilar of Roche’s blockbuster AMD drug Lucentis

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Samsung Bioepis and Biogen have claimed the first FDA approval for a biosimilar version of Roche and Novartis’ Lucentis (ranibizumab) for leading causes of blindness, raising the prospect of a cheaper treatment option for US patients. The post FDA OKs first biosimilar of Roche’s blockbuster AMD drug Lucentis appeared first on.

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Trial of Jazz’ cannabis drug in glioblastoma will start next year

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Aside from chemotherapy the only improvements to treatment in recent years have included Roche’s VEGF-targeted antibody Avastin (bevacizumab), given a green light by the FDA in 2009, although it was subsequently rejected in Europe on the grounds of a lack of evidence for its efficacy.

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Why Are FDA Inspections So Ineffective and Disappointing?

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Why, then, are FDA inspections abroad so infrequent and disappointing? FDA Inspections Suspended: During the COVID pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration suspended its inspections at most foreign pharmaceutical facilities. Even under the best of conditions, the FDA never inspects all foreign pharmaceutical plants annually.

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Pressure rises on Lucentis, as Coherus biosimilar gets FDA nod

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The US FDA has approved a new biosimilar of Roche and Novartis’ blockbuster ophthalmology therapy Lucentis – Coherus BioSciences’ Cimerli – which its developer claims is the first to be fully interchangeable with the originator product. The post Pressure rises on Lucentis, as Coherus biosimilar gets FDA nod appeared first on.

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