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FDA approves generic Xarelto

The Checkup by Singlecare

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval of the first generic form of Xarelto (rivaroxaban), a popular anticoagulant medication. To gain FDA approval , a generic medication must be proven to work the same and provide the same benefits as the brand-name medication. The approval is for the 2.5

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FDA Approves Freeze-Dried Formulation of Smallpox, Mpox Vaccine

Drug Topics

The approval expands the flexibility of storing the vaccine to protect against smallpox events or mpox outbreaks.

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To approve Amgen's lung cancer med Imdelltra, FDA saw past 'large number' of missing adverse events

Fierce Pharma

When the FDA approved Amgen’s Imdelltra in May, the T-cell engager was hailed as a breakthrough for the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and as the first DLL3-targeting therapy of potenti | In granting an accelerated approval to Amgen's first-in-class DLL3 bispecific Imdelltra, the FDA had to work through a “large number” of missing (..)

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FDA Gives Fast Track Designations To CAR-T Lymphoma Med and Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

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The atrial fibrillation drug, asundexian, may provide protection from thrombotic events without a corresponding increase in bleeding risk.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA guidance on AI, meds releasing ‘forever chemicals,’ and more

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That could include anything from modeling to cut down on animal-based toxicology studies to developing AI-based clinical trial endpoints to evaluating adverse events after the FDA approves a drug. 

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA plans to ban a cold med; Eisai Alzheimer’s drug sales, and more

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Or you could simply plan the rest of your life, given recent events. However, the FDA action is only related to orally administered phenylephrine and not the nasal spray form. While doing so, you can ponder upcoming holiday plans — who to visit and who to avoid, that sort of thing. Well, whatever you do, have a grand time.

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FDA rejects MDMA as a psychedelic treatment for PTSD

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Although two Phase 3 trials suggested the treatment was effective, strong opposition by an agency scientific advisory committee in June and allegations of missing adverse event data and research bias may have doomed the application by Lykos Therapeutics. Read the rest…

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