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US FDA approves Ferring’s Rebyota for Clostridioides difficile infection

Pharmaceutical Technology

The latest development is based on the findings from the clinical programme including the double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled Phase III PUNCH CD3 trial. Ferring Pharmaceuticals president Per Falk said: “This is the first FDA approval of a live biotherapeutic and the culmination of decades of research and clinical development.

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US FDA approves Pfizer’s migraine nasal spray Zavzpret

Pharmaceutical Technology

It is a third-generation, selective and structurally unique, small molecule CGRP receptor antagonist and is currently under clinical development with oral and intranasal formulations. The company stated that the regulatory approval expands its migraine portfolio, which includes oral therapy for acute and preventive treatment.

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Acute lymphocytic leukaemia leads in cell therapy clinical development

Pharmaceutical Technology

The success of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells (CAR-T) in blood cancers has led to the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of six products with a pipeline of cell therapies that numbers in the thousands.

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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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US FDA approves Neobiosis’ IND for post-Covid syndrome therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Neobiosis chief scientific officer and CEO Dr Ian White stated: “This is an important milestone for Neobiosis and we are excited to be advancing ViXome, a refined product extracted from thoroughly screened and sterile amniotic fluid obtained at the time of C-section [Caesarean delivery] of full-term pregnancies, into clinical development. “We

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Italfarmaco’s Duvyzat Wins FDA Approval as First Nonsteroidal Treatment for All Genetic Variants of DMD

XTalks

Italy-based drugmaker Italfarmaco has won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its oral medication Duvyzat (givinostat) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients six years of age and older. Duvyzat received Priority Review, Orphan Drug and Rare Pediatric Disease designations from the FDA.

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US FDA launches lupus consortium to confront drug development challenges

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the US, African American women are more likely to develop lupus than white or Caucasian women. In a 29 March press release, the FDA stated that Lupus ABC will bring voices together in a centralised forum to define challenges in drug development and analyse potential approaches to help advance therapies.