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$27.8B Amgen-Horizon deal gets FTC clearance with restrictions; the White House names first 10 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations; Sage Therapeutics axes 40% of staff.
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Representatives from companies such as Sanofi and Forge Biologics point to the potential for PreCheck to drive activation of idle production capacity and help companies that are already building plants.
The upheaval of the Health and Human Services workforce and leadership leaves much to be desired in terms of delivery, recently retired FDA Chief Information Officer Vid Desai tells BioSpace, but the regulatory agency is evolving to be more open to much needed change.
Having seen Congress spend money to onshore semiconductor production, pharma groups are pushing for similar incentives for domestic drug manufacturing.
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Novavax seeks EUA for COVID-19 Booster, a 100-year-old TB vaccine may protect against the disease and public health officials struggle with fall planning.
The FDA has accepted the sNDA for AstraZeneca and Merck’s Lynparza and the sBLA for Genentech (Roche)'s for Polivy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
As the biotech world awaits the announcement of Merck’s anticipated buyout of Seagen, an arbitrator came down on the side of Daiichi Sankyo in a patent battle against the Seattle-based biotech.
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said it will submit a Biologics License Application to the FDA for ALS hopeful NurOwn. Additionally, a correction has been made to analyses of the Phase III clinical trial.
FDA
Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca report another first-in-class approval for Enhertu, Bayer snags an sNDA in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer and Merck faces contamination challenges with Januvia.
The makers of ranitidine-based products, such as Sanofi, GSK and Haleon, are reeling from lawsuits related to carcinogenic contamination that could result in billions of dollars in damages.
The FDA will still allow continued distribution of sitagliptin containing NTTP with an acceptable intake limit of 37 ng per day and up to 246.7 ng per day.
The Inflation Reduction Act, which is expected to have wide-ranging implications for the pharmaceutical industry, will still need to go to the House of Representatives.
FDA
The FDA has had a busy week, accepting drug applications, approving clinical trials and granting various special designations for Gamida Cell, Cellectis, Scynexis & more.
With more than 6,600 cases of monkeypox in the United States, the Biden administration declared the viral outbreak a public health emergency as cases continue to rise across the nation.