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STAT+: Mirati wins FDA approval for KRAS-blocking lung cancer drug, but blockbuster sales hopes have dimmed

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The new medicine, a pill called Krazati, was cleared to treat patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer containing a specific type of KRAS alteration called G12C. The mutation is found in approximately 13% of lung tumors. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Gilead wins patent battle with US government over HIV PrEP drugs

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA approved Truvada as the first PrEP treatment in July 2012, with Descovy receiving a nod for this use in October 2019. While both Descovy and Truvada contain emtricitabine, they feature different forms of the antiviral tenofovir. Truvada contains tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, whereas Descovy uses tenofovir alafenamide.

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Eli Lilly Reaches Settlement with Totality MediSpa Over Sale of Compounded Mounjaro and Zepbound

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The settlement requires Totality to take several specific corrective actions, which include refraining from making any statements that suggest the spa’s products are genuine, FDA-approved Lilly products, and stopping the use of Eli Lilly branding in promoting any of the products.

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J&J files lung cancer bispecific amivantamab for FDA approval

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That means it targets both the primary mutation in this form of NSCLC and the resistance mechanism at the same time, according to J&J, which has previously said it plans to expand use of the drug to “all EGFR-containing tumours”, challenging Tagrisso and other TKIs like AZ’s older Iressa (gefitinib) and Roche’s Tarceva (erlotinib).

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FDA raises alarm about weight-gain supplement apetamin

Pharmaceutical Technology

The sale of an illegally imported supplement being marketed as a weight-gain enhancer has been associated with cases of dizziness, cognitive impairment, and sedation, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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The future of the gene therapy market: driving innovations in biotherapeutics

Pharmaceutical Technology

The biotherapeutics market is rapidly growing, with 2021 seeing the highest-ever cell and gene therapy approval number. Early gene therapy methods were proposed in the 1970s, and the first approved gene therapy clinical research in the US began in 1990. The future of cell and gene therapies.

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AstraZeneca’s Airsupra Approved as First-In-Class Combo Asthma Treatment

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval to AstraZeneca’s Airsupra (albuterol/budesonide), formerly known as PT027, for the as-needed treatment or prevention of bronchoconstriction and to reduce the risk of asthma attacks in individuals aged 18 years and older who have asthma.