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The FDA approved 55 novel drugs and five biosimilars last year — substantially more than the 36 approved in 2022, according to the agency’s year-end report, but similar to the numbers approved in prior years. Read More
The Orphan Drug Act yielded 491 approvals from 1990-2022 — and 73 of these drugs are among the top 200 most profitable in the world, with global sales exceeding $1 billion, a new analysis has determined. Read More
Research updates in this edition include drug successes for multiple myeloma, COPD, breast cancer and weight loss as well as disappointments in drugs for colorectal and endometrial cancer as well as hyperkalemia.Read More
Coming back from a complete response letter (CRL) for its Udenyca Onbody drug device combo, Coherus BioSciences has received FDA approval of the product to decrease the incidence of febrile neutropenia after chemotherapy. Read More
The FDA delivered a couple of unwelcome holiday gifts to two hopeful sponsors in the form of Complete Response Letters (CRL) — one for Merck’s chronic cough drug gefapixant and the second for Zealand Pharma’s dasiglucagon, an investigational agent intended to treat congenital hyperinsulinism. Read More
A recent study raises questions about the safety of Sage Therapeutics’ Zurzuvae (zuranolone) for postpartum depression, charging that the drug exerts risks similar to those seen with benzodiazepines and that the clinical trials supporting its approval were inappropriately conducted. Read More
In this edition of Quick Notes, we review recent FDA drug approvals of Jaypirca for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma, Ogsiveo for desmoid tumors who require systemic treatment, Fabhalta an oral monotherapy for the treatment of PNH and a priority review voucher award for Genzyme. Read More
Two cell-based gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease — Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel or exa-cel) and Lyfgenia (lovotibeglogene autotemcel or lovo-cel) — received FDA approval Friday, marking the first treatments to provide potential life-long elimination of severe disease symptoms. Read More
As action dates for two groundbreaking sickle cell gene therapies loom, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), is raising questions about the cost, and how these extremely expensive, but life-changing, treatments will be paid for and allocated. Read More
Drug containers contaminated with wood, cellulose, brass and steel as well as multiple corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to address mold are among the reasons the FDA listed in its untitled letter to Novartis Pharmaceuticals over its biological product Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel). Read More