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STAT+: ‘Learning each other’s language’: FDA, patent office seek to work together to lower drug prices

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The move meant that the company, which is now part of Bristol Myers Squibb, won several more years of valuable patent protection than it would have received had it applied for the extra patents when submitting its data to the FDA. One expires next year and the other in 2027, well beyond the original patent expiration date.

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FDA approves Wezlana for inflammatory conditions

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub), a biosimilar for the popular drug Stelara. According to the FDA announcement, the most serious side effect of Wezlana is infection because the prescription affects your immune response.

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Chiesi’s flagship Fabry drug heads for FDA verdict in early 2021

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The FDA has started its review of Israeli biotech Protalix BioTherapeutics and partner Chiesi’s Fabry disease therapy pegunigalsidase alfa, setting up a possible approval by 27 January. The initial application with the FDA is for dosing of 1mg/kg pegunigalsidase alfa every two weeks, the same interval as Fabrazyme and Replagal.

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FDA slammed over Aduhelm OK as Biogen takes heat for $56k price tag

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The FDA “has failed in its responsibility to protect patients and families from unproven treatments with known harms” in approving Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm. billion in 2027. The post FDA slammed over Aduhelm OK as Biogen takes heat for $56k price tag appeared first on.

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Treatment options for Crohn’s disease expand after Rinvoq approval

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AbbVie’s Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for patients with Crohn’s disease who do not respond to TNF blockers, a common immune suppressant treatment for the condition. The FDA nod means Rinvoq is now approved for seven indications in gastroenterology, rheumatology and dermatology.

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When Worlds Collide: The Theory of Real-World Evidence Meets Reality

The FDA Law Blog

Gibbs & Ana Loloei & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA has long touted the use of real-world evidence ( RWE ). FDA recognizes the potential of RWE to support regulatory submissions of medical devices and to inform benefit-risk analysis of such products, while assuring patients have timely access to devices.

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FDA Publishes Its Draft Strategy Document on Innovative Manufacturing Technologies

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Schwartz — FDA recently published a Federal Register (FR) Notice [ Docket No. FDA-2024-N-3945 ] announcing the publication of a draft strategy document, for public comment, outlining specific actions FDA plans to take to facilitate the use of innovative manufacturing technologies.