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AstraZeneca announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (ZS-9), the investigational medicine being developed for the treatment of hyperkalaemia (high potassium level in the blood serum) by ZS Pharma, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ZINBRYTATM (daclizumab), a new once-monthly, self-administered, subcutaneous treatment for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS), Biogen and Abbvie announced. Because of its safety profile, the use of ZINBRYTA should generally be reserved for patients who have had an inadequate response to two or more therapies indicated for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Axumin, a radioactive diagnostic agent for injection. Axumin is indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in men with suspected prostate cancer recurrence based on elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels following prior treatment. Axumin is marketed by Blue Earth Diagnostics, Ltd., Oxford, United Kingdom
Braeburn Pharmaceuticals announces that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved Probuphine, the first implant for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence in patients who have sustained clinical stability on low-to-moderate doses of buprenorphine, specifically 8 mg or less per day. Probuphine delivers buprenorphine continuously for up to six months and should be used as part of a complete treatment program to include counseling and psychosocial support.