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Neurocrine Biosciences’ Crenessity Approved as First New Treatment in Decades for Rare Genetic Disorder CAH

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CAH is a group of rare genetic disorders affecting the adrenal glands, which produce essential hormones like cortisol, aldosterone and androgens. The most common form of CAH, 21-hydroxylase deficiency, disrupts hormone production, leading to cortisol deficiency and an overproduction of androgens. billion in revenue by 2024.

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Pfizer’s Ngenla Approved as Once-Weekly Treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)

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Pfizer has been going strong on the approval front, having secured its fifth US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in the past five weeks, with the most recent being for the company’s once-weekly human growth hormone analog Ngenla (somatrogon-ghla).

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Merck and Orion enter partnership to develop ODM-208 for prostate cancer

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Orion discovered and developed ODM-208 to treat hormone-dependent cancers, such as prostate cancer. Orion will be eligible for milestone payments based on the development and commercialisation of ODM-208 as well as tiered royalty payments on sales contingent on product approval.

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Bayer triples sales forecast for prostate cancer drug Nubeqa

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Bayer now says it expects to make €3 billion in sales for its prostate cancer treatment Nubeqa, up from an earlier estimate of €1 billion, after reviewing new data for the drug in metastatic hormone-sensitive tumours. The post Bayer triples sales forecast for prostate cancer drug Nubeqa appeared first on.

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Eli Lilly’s Tirzepatide Shows Promise for Keeping Prediabetic Patients Diabetes-Free

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These gut hormones are released in response to nutrient intake and play a crucial role in the incretin effect, which enhances insulin secretion. While GlobalData predicts that Mounjaro and Zepbound will contribute to GLP-1 drugs becoming the best-selling drug class this year, sales of the drugs have been slightly lower than anticipated.

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Roche Invests $5.3B in Zealand’s Petrelintide, an Obesity Drug Candidate

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billion, primarily linked to initiating Phase III trials for petrelintide as a stand-alone therapy, with sales-based milestones that could push the total value to $5.3 Amylin, a hormone co-secreted with insulin, plays a key role in regulating appetite by enhancing leptins effects the hormone that signals fullness after eating.

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Why Mask-Associated Dry Eye Won’t Necessarily Boost Restasis Sales

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Anti-inflammatory drugs like Restasis and Xiidra are popular treatment options for the condition, but will the emergence of mask-associated dry eye bolster their sales? But if you thought the growing number of patients presenting with mask-associated dry eye would mean higher sales for Restasis, think again.

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