May 29, 2018
Akers withdraw its application for PIFA CHlamydia AKR.L
Akers Biosciences has decided to withdaw its initial 510(k) application for PIFA Chlamydia in order to re-evaluate its options with…
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
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May 29, 2018
FDA accepts larotrectinib Bayer’s New Drug Application and grants priority review
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Bayer’s partner’s Loxo Oncology’s New Drug Application (NDA), and granted Priority…
May 29, 2018
Novartis reports significant improvement in symptom frequency and quality of life domains with Entresto
Novartis has gotten new evidence from the CHAMP-HF registry comparing Entresto patients to patients not taking Entresto, which showed that…
May 28, 2018
FDA warns about certain OTC teething products being risky for children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about the over-the-counter (OTC) teething products containing benzocaine pose a…
May 25, 2018
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi improves overall survival in trial for cell lung cancer
AstraZeneca and MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, on Friday reported positive overall survival (OS) results for the…
May 25, 2018
FDA OK’s AkaRx’s liver drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AkaRx’s Doptelet (avatrombopag) tablets to treat low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia) in adults with…
May 24, 2018
Lilly to seek replacement for oncology president
Eli Lilly said Thursday its senior vice president and president of Lilly Oncology, and the member of the company’s executive…
May 24, 2018
Novartis’s Zessly approved in Europe
Novartis’s Sandoz has secured European Commission’s approval for biosimilar Zessly, the company said Thursday.
May 24, 2018
Real-world evidence shows weight loss in people receiving Saxenda
People treated with Saxenda for weight management lost an average of 8.1 kg after six months in a real-world clinical…
May 23, 2018
Lilly’s psoriasis treatment first FDA approved to include data in psoriasis involving the genital area
Eli Lilly said Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label update for Taltz injection 80 mg/mL to…