Saturday, November 23, 2024

Saturday, November 23, 2024

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U.S. FDA: Statement on new steps to advance innovation in medical device sterilization with ethylene oxide

At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration we continue to closely monitor the supply chain effects of closures and potential closures of specific large-scale sterilization facilities that use a gas called ethylene oxide to sterilize certain medical devices prior to their use.

U.S. FDA: FDA warns 15 companies for illegally selling various products containing cannabidiol as agency details safety concerns

Violations include marketing unapproved new human and animal drugs, selling CBD products as dietary supplements, and adding CBD to human, animal foods

U.S. FDA: California-based food manufacturer agrees to stop production after repeated food safety violations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that recently Golden Gate Soy Products, a California-based food manufacturer, has agreed to discontinue selling food products until the company complies with federal regulations and other requirements.

SECTRA: Sectra and Leica Biosystems Partner to Pursue FDA Clearance for an Integrated Clinical Digital Pathology Solution

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) and Leica Biosystems announce collaboration for an integrated clinical pathology solution.

INNOVENT BIOLOGISTICS: Announces FDA Acceptance of NDA for Pemigatinib in Patients with Previously Treated, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 Fusions or Rearrangements

Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent" or "the Company") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, autoimmune, metabolic and other major diseases, announced that the new drug application ("NDA") submitted by Incyte to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for pemigatinib in previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 fusions or rearrangements has been accepted for Priority Review by FDA.

U.S. FDA: FDA authorizes marketing of diagnostic test that uses novel technology to detect MRSA bacteria

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a new diagnostic test based on bacterial viability and novel technology to detect Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterial colonization, a widespread cause of hospital-acquired infections.

MolecuLight Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for its i:X® Handheld Fluorescence Imaging Device for Wound Management

New FDA Approval Extends Label to Including the i:X's Detection of Bacteria and Digital Wound Measurement

U.S. FDA: Approves first generics of Gilenya

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved three applications for first generics of Gilenya (fingolimod) capsules for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in adult patients.

3DBIO THERAPEUTICS: Receives FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for AuriNovo™ for Ear Reconstruction in Microtia Patients

3DBio Therapeutics, an emerging leader in the field of 3D-bioprinting for human therapeutic use, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Rare Pediatric Disease designation for AuriNovo™, an investigational combination product for reconstruction of the outer ear in patients with microtia.

PFIZER: U.S. FDA Accepts and Grants Priority Review to sNDA for BRAFTOVI® (encorafenib) in Combination with ERBITUX® (cetuximab) (BRAFTOVI Doublet) for the Treatment of BRAFV600E-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer After Prior Therapy

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted priority review to the Company’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for BRAFTOVI® (encorafenib) in combination with ERBITUX® (cetuximab) (BRAFTOVI Doublet) based on results from the Phase 3 BEACON CRC trial, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of BRAFTOVI in combination with ERBITUX with or without MEKTOVI® (binimetinib) in patients with advanced BRAFV600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), following one or two lines of therapy.

UROGEN PHARMA: Announces FDA Filing Acceptance and Priority Review of U.S. New Drug Application (NDA) for UGN-101

Potential for UGN 101 to be First Non-Surgical Therapy for the Treatment of Low-Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (LG UTUC)

GILEAD: Submits Filgotinib New Drug Application to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Under Priority Review for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for filgotinib, an investigational, oral, selective JAK1 inhibitor for the treatment of adults who are living with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A priority review voucher was submitted with the NDA, shortening the anticipated time for review.

FORWARD SCIENCE: Receives FDA Clearance for Orapeutic for Opioid Free Oral Pain Management

Forward Science received FDA Clearance for OrapeuticTM, a non-opioid oral pain relief gel. Forward Science is a MedTech company that operates R&D, its quality system, manufacturing, sales and support all from its Worldwide headquarters in Houston, TX.

SUNOVION: Announces FDA Filing Acceptance of Resubmitted New Drug Application for Apomorphine Sublingual Film

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for apomorphine sublingual film (APL-130277) to treat motor fluctuations (OFF episodes) experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which was resubmitted on November 21, 2019. The expected action date by the FDA under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) is May 21, 2020.

DAIICHI-SANKYO: ENHERTU® Approved in the U.S. for HER2 Positive Unresectable or Metastatic Breast Cancer Following Two or More Prior Anti-HER2-Based Regimens

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ENHERTU® (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki), a HER2 directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC), for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer who have received two or more prior anti-HER2-based regimens in the metastatic setting.

MERCK: Announces FDA Approval for ERVEBO® (Ebola Zaire Vaccine, Live)

Action Represents Another Milestone for the Global Partnership Against Ebola

VIIV HEALTHCARE: Receives complete response letter from US FDA for use of investigational cabotegravir and rilpivirine long-acting regimen in the treatment of HIV

ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer Inc. and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, received a complete response letter (CRL) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its application for cabotegravir and rilpivirine long-acting regimen for treatment of HIV-1 infection in virologically suppressed adults.

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