GlaxoSmithKline plc has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) for its candidate shingles vaccine, Shingrix, to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeking approval for the prevention of herpes zoster (shingles) in people aged 50 years or over.
Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market betrixaban for extended-duration prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in acute medically ill patients with risk factors for VTE. Betrixaban, an FDA Fast Track-designated investigational drug, is an oral, once-daily Factor Xa inhibitor anticoagulant.