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Journey Medical’s Emrosi Wins FDA Approval for Rosacea, Could Rival Galderma’s Oracea

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Research suggests that certain bacteria, particularly those associated with Demodex mites (tiny mites that naturally live on human skin) like Bacillus oleronius , could contribute to rosacea in some individuals. Other studies suggest that Helicobacter pylori bacteria infections may also cause rosacea.

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Novartis’ Fabhalta Gets FDA Approval for Rare Complement Blood Disorder

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After receiving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Fabhalta (iptacopan) last week for the treatment of the rare blood disorder paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), Novartis presented trial data yesterday showing the drug’s promise in another indication.

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Merck’s Next-Generation Pneumonia Vaccine Gets FDA Approval

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Merck has scored US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its next-generation pneumonia vaccine Vaxneuvance that covers 15 different strains of the pneumococcal bacteria that causes the infection. Both next-gen shots offer enhanced protection against bacteria that can cause pneumonia, blood infections and meningitis.

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Merck’s Capvaxive Wins FDA Approval as First Pneumonia Vaccine Designed for Adults

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These numbers do not reflect the efficacies of the vaccines, which have not been compared head-to-head in any trial yet. Capvaxive received accelerated approval, which means Merck will have to verify its clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial. The vaccine has done well in a Phase II trial against the Pfizer vaccine.

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Is the microbiome therapy hype up for a reckoning?

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Finch Therapeutics’s Phase III PRISM4 trial for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and MaaT Pharma’s Phase III trial in steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease were both put on hold. While the French MaaT Pharma has submitted further information to the FDA, its trial remains on hold.

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Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

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The bacteria usually enter the body through wounds, but infection can also occur through contaminated meat or inhalation of spores. Efficacy of Cyfendus The FDA approval of the Cyfendus anthrax vaccine is grounded in a series of studies supported by the US government and carried out by Emergent. Additionally, at Day 64, 86.6

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Orlynvah Approved for Uncomplicated UTIs After Initial FDA Rejection and Amid Concerns of Antimicrobial Resistance

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It also marks the first US approval for an oral penem antibiotic (a class of beta-lactam antibiotics with wide-ranging antibacterial activity). Orlynvah is also only the second uUTI treatment approved in the past two decades. Orlynvah was generally well tolerated in both SURE 1 and REASSURE clinical trials.