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  • Zydus gets two approval from USFDA

    Zydus Lifesciences Limited’s (formerly known as Cadila Healthcare Limited) subsidiary Zydus Worldwide DMCC has received tentative approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Valbenazine Capsules USP 40 mg, 60 mg, and 80 mg (USRLD: Ingrezza®) & Roflumilast Tablets USP, 250 mcg (USRLD: Daliresp®).

  • FDA authorizes Moderna and Pfizer BioNTech vaccines for child booster

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent to authorize their use as a single booster dose in younger age groups. The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent is authorized for administration at least two months following completion of primary or booster vaccination in children down to six years of age.

  • Lilly receives U.S. FDA Fast Track designation for tirzepatide

    Eli Lilly and Company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for the investigation of tirzepatide for the treatment of adults with obesity, or overweight with weight-related comorbidities. The FDA grants Fast Track designation to facilitate the development and expedite the review of medicines to treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need. Fast Track designation is intended to bring promising medicines to patients sooner.

  • Lupin Receives Approval from USFDA for Darunavir Tablets

    Lupin is an innovation-led transnational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The Company develops and commercializes a wide range of branded and generic formulations, biotechnology products, and APIs in over 100 markets in the U.S., India, South Africa, and across the Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM), Europe, and Middle East regions.

  • Zydus receives tentative approval from the USFDA for Amantadine Extended-Release Capsules

    Zydus Lifesciences Limited U.S. subsidiary Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. has received tentative approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Amantadine Extended-Release Capsules USP 68.5 mg and 137 mg (USRLD: Gocovri).

  • Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announces FDA approval of RELYVRIO for the Treatment of ALS

    Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RELYVRIO (sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol) for the treatment of adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). RELYVRIO (previously known as AMX0035 in the U.S.) significantly slowed the loss of physical function in people living with ALS in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. RELYVRIO can be taken as a monotherapy or with existing approved treatments.

  • Lupin receives warning letter from USFDA

    Lupin has received a warning letter from the USFDA for their Tarapur, Maharashtra facility. The U.S. FDA had inspected the Lupin Tarapur site from March 22, 2022 to April 4, 2022.

    Initially, USFDA has closed the inspection at Lupin’s Tarapur manufacturing facility with four observations.

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific gets FDA nod for Oncomine Dx Target Test

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Oncomine Dx Target Test as a companion diagnostic (CDx) to aid in selection of patients with RET-fusion positive locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), RET-fusion positive advanced or metastatic thyroid cancer and RET-mutation positive advanced or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) who may be eligible for treatment with Lilly’s Retevmo (selpercatinib).

  • Pfizer and BioNTech seeks approval for Omicron Vaccine Booster in children

    Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE announced they have completed a submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of a 10-µg booster dose of the companies’ Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 years of age.

  • FDA promotes children clinical trials to establish pediatric specific labeling

    FDA promotes children clinical trials for drugs, biological products and medical devices. FDA perspective on the ethical considerations for including and protecting children in clinical trials.

    And for that purpose, the draft guidance for children who participate in clinical trials is released which intends to assist industry, sponsors and institutional review boards (IRBs).

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