Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the subcutaneous (SC) formulation of Actemra (tocilizumab) for the treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) in patients two years of age and older.
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has secured fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for praliciguat (IW-1973) for the treatment of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
The European Commission (EC) has granted Marketing Authorization for VEYVONDI [vonicog alfa, recombinant von Willebrand factor] (rVWF), to treat bleeding events and treatment/prevention of surgical bleeding in adults (age 18 and older) with von Willebrand disease (VWD) when desmopressin (DDAVP) treatment alone is ineffective or not indicated.
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Dupixent (dupilumab) for restricted use within its existing marketing authorisation.
Merck has secured approval from the European Commission for its anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with pemetrexed (ALIMTA) and platinum chemotherapy to treat a type of metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Cassipa (buprenorphine and naloxone) sublingual film (applied under the tongue) as the maintenance treatment for opioid dependence.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused to approve the use of GlaxoSmithKline’s mepolizumab for treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on grounds of needing more clinical data.
Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda has been granted priority review designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma.
Sanofi has secured marketing approval from the European Commission for its Cablivi (caplacizumab) to treat adults with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP).
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jivi (BAY94-9027, antihemophilic factor [recombinant] PEGylated-aucl) for the routine prophylactic treatment of hemophilia A in previously treated adults and adolescents 12 years of age or older.
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