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Eli Lilly’s Olumiant Wins FDA Approval as First Systemic Treatment for Alopecia Areata

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Eli Lilly’s Olumiant (baricitinib) has won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as the first systemic treatment for severe alopecia areata (AA), an autoimmune disorder that leads to patchy baldness. The Olumiant approval is therefore a big win as it helps fulfill a significant unmet need in the area.

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Florida Drug Importation Program with Canada Gets FDA Authorization

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given authorization to Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration’s drug importation program under section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). This means Florida could soon import select prescription drugs from Canada.

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FDA Warns About Compounded Versions of Ozempic and Wegovy

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Ozempic and Wegovy, which contain the active ingredient semaglutide, were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Ozempic was approved for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults in addition to a reduced-calorie diet and exercise. The approved drugs contain the base form of semaglutide.

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Trump Administration Opens Door to Drug Importation Programs

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This week, the Trump administration formally announced support for not only state prescription drug importation programs, but also HHS Secretary Alex Azar’s own importation plan. These drugs, as explained below, are safe and effective foreign brand versions of the same drugs sold here. Now, there is real movement.

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State Drug Importation Bills Just Got More Personal in California

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With lies and deception, Big Pharma has used the threat posed by rogue websites and counterfeit drugs to push back against U.S. state legislation to gain access to lower drug prices in Canada. Simple summary: Canada’s brand drugs are priced much lower and states want access to them. There’s no gray in that statement.

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FDA opens door to expressly permit personal drug importation, and yet…

Pharmacy Checkers

In most cases, the reason is that the same drugs sold in the U.S. million Americans import drugs to save money each year. First, wholesale importation of lower cost drugs from Canada is now lawful. That is pursuant to Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. are much cheaper elsewhere.

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Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 2: Regulatory Pathways and Pharmacometric Analysis

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Both the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have regulatory responsibility for therapeutic biological products, which are subject to both the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD & C) Act and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.