Jazz Pharmaceuticals completes submission of supplemental new drug application for Xywav (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates) oral solution for idiopathic hypersomnia

16 February 2021 - Jazz Pharmaceuticals today announced the completion of the rolling submission for the supplemental new drug application to ...

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Forge Biologics receives FDA fast track, orphan drug, and rare paediatric disease designations for FBX-101 gene therapy for patients with Krabbe disease

16 February 2021 - FBX-101 is a first-in-human gene therapy utilising an adeno-associated virus to deliver a functioning copy of the ...

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After a controversial Alzheimer’s drug review, FDA’s Woodcock rejects proposal to ‘firewall’ agency and drug companies

16 February 2021 - In response to criticism, a top FDA official maintained that creating a firewall between agency staff ...

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Sesen Bio announces FDA acceptance and priority review of its biologics license application for Vicineum

16 February 2021 - FDA stated it is not currently planning to hold an advisory committee meeting. ...

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Novartis Entresto granted expanded indication in chronic heart failure by FDA

16 February 2021 - Entresto is the first and only therapy approved in the US to treat patients diagnosed with guideline-defined ...

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The US regulatory system and COVID-19 vaccines: the importance of a strong and capable FDA

15 February 2021 - For many in public health and medicine, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the US has ...

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Targovax receives fast track designation for ONCOS-102

15 February 2021 - Targovax today announces that its lead clinical candidate ONCOS-102 has received fast track designation in malignant ...

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Polaryx Therapeutics receives both rare paediatric disease and orphan drug designations for the treatment of Krabbe disease with PLX-300

10 February 2021 - Polaryx Therapeutics announced today that it has received both rare paediatric disease and orphan drug designations for ...

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It’s time to fast track innovation in medical devices for children

11 February 2021 - When a baby arrived at Children’s National Hospital with a critically underdeveloped heart, it was clear ...

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Assessment of FDA and EMA approved systemic oncology therapies and clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life

11 February 2021 - Are oncology therapies recently approved by the US FDA and the EMA associated with clinically meaningful improvements ...

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Mallinckrodt provides regulatory update on StrataGraft

12 February 2021 - Mallinckrodt today announced that the U.S. FDA has informed the Company that it is deferring action ...

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FDA approves drug to reduce bone marrow suppression caused by chemotherapy

12 February 2021 - Today, the U.S. FDA approved Cosela (trilaciclib) as the first therapy in its class to reduce the ...

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U.S. FDA approves Panzyga for the treatment of adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

12 February 2021 - The first and only FDA approved intravenous immunoglobulin with two maintenance dosing options for  chronic inflammatory ...

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Rescindo Therapeutics’ RSC-57 receives FDA orphan drug designation and rare paediatric disease designation for Kabuki syndrome

12 February 2021 - Rescindo Therapeutics announced today that the U.S. FDA has granted orphan drug designation and rare paediatric disease ...

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BrainCool receives FDA breakthrough device designation for Cooral System for prevention of oral mucositis

11 February 2021 - Recent Medicare reimbursement ruling provides an additional boost in paving the way for elimination of one of ...

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