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Amphastar Announces Approval for Glucagon for Injection Kit, 1mg

The Pharma Data

Amphastar’s newly approved synthetic peptide product was determined by the FDA to be bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to Eli Lilly’s Glucagon Emergency Kit for Low Blood Sugar, which has a recombinant DNA (rDNA)-origin. ” According to IQVIA, the U.S.

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Recon: Pfizer, BioNTech submit BLA for COVID vaccine; MHRA approves first drug under Project Orbis

The Pharma Data

Catalent snaps up Promethera’s cell therapy subsidiary, complete with a Belgian plant to help scale plasmid DNA efforts ( Endpoints ). Two drug makers, two commercial launches — with divergent results ( STAT ). Generic Drug Cos. Invoke FTC Restitution Limits Against AGs ( Law360 ).

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Top 40 Best-Selling Oncology Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Data

XTalks

It represents the inaugural targeted therapy designed to impede the DNA damage response (DDR) in cells or tumors exhibiting a deficiency in homologous recombination repair (HRR), notably those with mutations in BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 or those where deficiency is induced by other agents, such as DNA-damaging chemotherapies.

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Top 40 Best-Selling Cancer Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Data

XTalks

It represents the inaugural targeted therapy designed to impede the DNA damage response (DDR) in cells or tumors exhibiting a deficiency in homologous recombination repair (HRR), notably those with mutations in BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 or those where deficiency is induced by other agents, such as DNA-damaging chemotherapies.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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5) Lynparza (Olaparib) Lynparza is a PARP inhibitor , meaning it inhibits poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP), an enzyme involved in DNA repair. The drug is indicated for the treatment of metastatic HER2- breast cancer with inherited BRCA1 or 2 mutations, ovarian cancer and fallopian tube cancer, among others. billion, a 6.00

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Truvada for PrEP: availability, cost and side effects

Druggist

This post will cover the use of Truvada and its generic form for PrEP. In plain language, both emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil stops viral DNA production and therefore stops spreading of HIV. One important message to take away is that Truvada and equivalent generic drugs are not 100% effective.

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A Reversal on Sequencing? Proposed Legislation Would Allow Patenting of Naturally Occurring Genes

FDA Law Blog

Gibbs — A recent blog post focused on the potentially negative implications of the proposed Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) for manufacturers of generic drugs and biosimilar products. animal, viral, bacterial) DNA and RNA sequences. animal, viral, bacterial) DNA and RNA sequences. Javitt & Jeffrey N.

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