• PharmaTutor
    5 September 2016

    Cipla gets final US FDA approval for generic Enablex tablets

    Cipla has received final approval for its ANDA for darifenacin extended-release tablets, 7.5mg and 15mg, from the US FDA.

  • Biogen announced that aducanumab, its investigational treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), was granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA’s Fast Track program supports the development of new treatments for serious conditions with an unmet medical need such as Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Genmab A/S announced  that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for the use of ofatumumab (Arzerra®) in combination with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide (FC) for the treatment of patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The application, which received Priority Review in May 2016, was submitted to the FDA by Novartis under the ofatumumab collaboration between Novartis and Genmab.

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  • Santhera Pharmaceuticals announces that the Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) at the US Food and Drug Admin-istration (FDA) has granted Santhera an award of USD 246,000 in support of its ongoing Phase I trial with omigapil (CALLISTO) in patients with congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD). Santhera is conducting CALLISTO in collaboration with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The FDA awards grants through the Orphan Products Grants Program to sup-port the clinical development of products for use in rare diseases where no current therapy exists.

  • Oragenics announced that it has received feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the Company’s request for a Type C meeting, concerning Phase 2 study protocols for the Company’s OM therapeutic candidate, AG013. As part of the clinical protocol for the study, Oragenics expects to file the Investigational New Drug (IND) update in late 2016 and initiate the study with AG013 in the United States and Europe during early 2017.

  • Cempra, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing antibiotics to meet critical medical needs in the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has scheduled a meeting of the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee on November 4, 2016 in Silver Spring, Maryland to discuss the safety and efficacy of solithromycin to treat community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP).

  • Tonix Pharmaceuticals  Holding Co. which is developing next-generation medicines for fibromyalgia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), announced that it has received the final meeting minutes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from an  End-of-Phase 2/Pre-Phase 3 meeting. These minutes confirmed the FDA’s acceptance of Tonix’s proposed Phase 3 studies and the planned New Drug Application (NDA) data package to support the registration of TNX-102 SL (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets) for the treatment of PTSD.

  • Bio2 Medical has announced that the Angel Catheter has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This 510(k) clearance includes a first ever, prophylactic indication for a medical device to protect critically ill patients at high-risk for pulmonary embolism (PE) and contraindicated for anticoagulation.  The Angel Catheter provides a novel alternative to IVC filters for PE protection in a vast patient population that has historically been underserved. The device is designed for bedside placement, without the need for fluoroscopic guidance, and is designed to be safely retrieved in all cases once no longer indicated.

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