Regulatory

Krystal Biotech announced that it submitted a Biologics License Application to the FDA for its candidate B-VEC, intended for the treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
FDA
On Wednesday, the FDA approved Merck’s pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine for children 6 weeks through 17 years of age.
Acer Therapeutics and Relief Therapeutics announced the FDA has denied their NDA for ACER-001 (sodium phenylbutyrate) for the treatment of urea cycle disorders.
Three physicians filed a lawsuit against the FDA alleging the organization acted outside its authority and with their ability to practice medicine by discouraging the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19.
For years, PTC Therapeutics has attempted to win regulatory approval for its DMD drug, Translarna. Now, the company believes it has data that will support another filing for FDA approval.
An FDA advisory committee voted against Acadia Pharmaceutical’s supplemental New Drug Application of Nuplazid tablets for the treatment of Alzheimer’s-related psychosis.
BMS, TG Therapeutics, Spero and Merck are all preparing for PDUFA dates over the next couple of weeks. Here’s a closer look.
The World Trade Organization approved vaccine patent waivers to increase the availability of COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries.
Checkpoint Therapeutics announced that its checkpoint inhibitor cosibelimab is showing positive objective response rate data in patients with locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Covis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the company a hearing for its controversial drug Makena, which is intended to reduce preterm births.
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