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Pluristem files orphan drug application to US FDA for preeclampsia - 0 views

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    PBR Staff Writer Published 21 February 2014 Israel-based Pluristem Therapeutics has submitted its application to the US Food and Drug Administration seeking Orphan Drug Designation for its PLacental eXpanded (PLX-PAD) cells for the treatment of severe preeclampsia.
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Drug Therapy for Inherited Kidney Disease on the Anvil | MedIndia - 0 views

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    Patients with an inherited kidney disease may be helped by a drug that is currently available for other uses, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered.
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OctreoPharm's OPS202 gets EMA orphan drug designation for management of GEP-NETs - 0 views

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    Germany-based OctreoPharm Sciences has received Orphan Drug Designation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for OPS202 as a diagnostic agent for the management of patients with gastro-entero-pancreatic-neuroendocrine tumors
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Aegis awarded its first patent for oral delivery of nucleotide-based drugs - 0 views

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    Aegis Therapeutics has been awarded its first patent for oral delivery of nucleotide analog based drugs based upon the company's patented Intravail transmucosal absorption enhancer technology
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DesignMedix gets $3m NIH grant to develop low-cost malaria drug - 1 views

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    US-based biotech startup DesignMedix has received a grant of $3m from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the development and manufacturing of a new anti-malarial drug.
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GlaxoSmithKline's once-weekly diabetes drug Eperzan gets marketing approval in Europe - 1 views

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    PBR Staff Writer Published 27 March 2014 The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK's) once-weekly diabetes treatment, Eperzan (albiglutide). The drug is indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults, to improve glucose control as monotherapy, when diet and exercise alone do not provide adequate glycaemic control in patients for whom the use of metformin is considered inappropriate due to contraindications or intolerance.
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Goodwin, Aspyrian partner for cGMP manufacturing of new antibody drug conjugate - 1 views

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    PBR Staff Writer Published 25 March 2014 US-based Goodwin Biotechnology has entered into an agreement with Aspyrian Therapeutics for the technology transfer, process development, scale-up, and cGMP manufacturing of a new Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) for use in Phase I clinical trials.
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Malaria- A Review of Recent Guidelines in the Indian Context | MedIndia - 0 views

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    Microscopy of blood smears remains the gold standard for confirmation of diagnosis of malaria.
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Otsuka- Lundbeck's schizophrenia drug Abilify Maintena gets Health Canada clearance - 0 views

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    Otsuka and Lundbeck has received approval from Health Canada to use its intramuscular (IM) once-monthly injectable formulation 'Abilify Maintena' for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in stabilized adult patients.
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Vertex gets FDA approval for Kalydeco sNDA - 0 views

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    PBR Staff Writer Published 24 February 2014 US-based biotechnology firm Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) of its Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for the treatment of people with cystic fibrosis (CF).
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Edison's EPI-743 gets FDA fast track status to treat Friedreich's Ataxia - 1 views

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    US-based Edison Pharmaceuticals has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lead drug EPI-743 to treat patients with Friedreich's ataxia.
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KYTHERA files NDA for ATX-101 to reduce unwanted submental fat - 1 views

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    US-based KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ATX-101 (deoxycholic acid) as an injectable treatment for the reduction of submental fat, which commonly presents as a double chin.
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Effect of Psoriasis and Its Treatment on Pregnancy | MedIndia - 0 views

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    Pregnancy often results in a temporary improvement in psoriasis. On the other hand, psoriasis and its treatment can adversely affect pregnancy.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb gets FDA breakthrough designation for daclatasvir-based regimen - 0 views

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    PBR Staff Writer Published 25 February 2014 Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its investigational DCV Dual Regimen (daclatasvir and asunaprevir) for use as a combination therapy in the treatment of genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV).
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Novartis announces acquisition of CoStim Pharmaceuticals - 0 views

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    Novartis has acquired CoStim Pharmaceuticals, an immuno-oncology company developing monoclonal antibody drugs that enable a patient's own immune system to better fight cancer.
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Boehringer's Pradaxa gets FDA approval for DVT, PE treatment - 1 views

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    Germany-based pharmaceutical firm Boehringer Ingelheim has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes both deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
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Evotec, Debiopharm to research and develop new cancer treatments - 1 views

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    Germany based drug discovery firm Evotec has entered into a research collaboration and licensing deal with Swiss biopharmaceutical firm Debiopharm Group to research and develop new cancer treatments
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Tetraphase's eravacycline gets FDA fast track status - 1 views

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    The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designations for both the intravenous (IV) and oral formulations of Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals' lead antibiotic candidate, eravacycline.
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FDA approves GSK's Incruse Ellipta to treat airflow obstruction in COPD patients - 1 views

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    PBR Staff Writer Published 01 May 2014 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Incruse Ellipta (umeclidinium) for the treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. Umeclidinium is a once-daily long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), a type of bronchodilator also known as an anticholinergic.
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