Novo Nordisk’s etavopivat granted FDA orphan designation in thalassemia
Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) etavopivat was granted FDA orphan designation for treatment of thalassemias, according to a post on the agency’s ...
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Scientist whose work led FDA to ban food dye says agency overstated risk
When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden's term ended, that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, the federal agency cited just one 1987 study on ...
Plus Therapeutics Introduces REYOBIQ™, FDA-Accepted Proprietary Name for Lead Drug Candidate
REYOBIQ™ (rhenium Re186 obisbemeda) continues to be under clinical investigation for Leptomeningeal Metastases (LM) and Recurrent Glioblastoma ...
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Cat food recalled due to bird flu risk, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said people who fed cats the recalled products should watch for symptoms of bird flu. No human infections have been identified. More information and details ...
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PH rights watchdog urges Dutch gov’t: Reject Roque’s asylum bid
Last March 11, Duterte was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over crimes against humanity allegedly committed during his administration’s drug war. Duterte is ...
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Over 95,000 residents from Taguig, other cities benefit from Makati healthcare
MANILA, Philippines — Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Monday said over 95,000 non-residents, including those from Embo barangays transferred to Taguig City’s jurisdiction, have benefited from ...
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Negros bishop hails arrest of Duterte
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The bishop of the Diocese of San Carlos in Negros Occidental and a cause-oriented group welcomed the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the Ninoy Aquino ...
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Sanofi claims FDA okay for drug to treat rare blood disorder CAD
Sanofi has won FDA approval for its sutimlimab for cold agglutinin disease (CAD) at the second time of asking, becoming the first approved therapy for the rare blood disorder in the US.
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Drug screening articles from across Nature Portfolio
Drug screening is the process by which potential drugs are identified and optimized before selection of a candidate drug to progress to clinical trials. It can involve screening large libraries of ...
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Why the drug pricing debate is focused on insulin
Unfortunately, the current drug pricing bill fails to take a holistic approach to addressing a system that drives affordability challenges for patients. By taking steps to hold middlemen ...
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U.S. FDA unveils Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool
The CCT Tool is an online searchable database providing a consolidated list of contaminant levels (e.g., tolerances, action ...
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Some Philly patients worry about affording their medications as insurers cut coverage for weight-loss drugs
Losing weight can help treat the condition, called pseudotumor cerebri. Last year, her doctor recommended she start a popular weight-loss drug in the hopes of alleviating her debilitating headaches ...