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Spectrum Pharmacy Products and IPA form partnership

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 8, 2017
Spectrum will offer IPA members some of the broadest selection of compounding chemicals in the industry.

Spectrum Pharmacy Products, a top manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical chemicals and supplies, is partnering with the Independent Pharmacy Alliance (IPA), a retail pharmacy and trade group that represents thousands of pharmacies in the Northeastern U.S., PR Newswire reported. Read More »

Bracco obtains FDA approval for Varibar Nectar Oral Suspension

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 8, 2017
Viscosity, important in modified barium swallow exams, was designed to provide tolerable texture and taste.

To better assess patients’ oral and pharyngeal functioning for the purpose of easing swallowing disorders, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Bracco Diagnostics Inc.’s Varibar Nectar (barium sulfate) Oral Suspension. Read More »

Zoetis acquires Nexvet Biopharma for pet pain management products

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 8, 2017
Zoetis’ product line features chronic pain management meds for dogs and cats.

Animal health specialist firm Zoetis of Parsippany, New Jersey recently completed an approximately $85 million acquisition of Irish biologic therapeutics business Nexvet Biopharma PLC, with the deal expected to boost the company’s market share. Read More »

Dexrazoxane from Cumberland Pharmaceuticals approved for U.S. oncology patients

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 8, 2017
Totect is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an oncology intervention.

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, specializing in therapies for underserved populations, has begun shipping its Totect brand of dexrazoxane, for alleviating certain side effects of chemotherapy during cancer treatment, to U.S. wholesalers. Read More »

Vertex nets FDA approval for Kalydeco to treat cystic fibrosis

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 8, 2017
Kalydeco is administered orally in 150 mg tablet doses for patients age 6 years and older.

Following successful clinical results, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently gained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat more than 600 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with its proprietary Kalydeco (ivacaftor) product. Read More »

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals completes enrollment for Rolontis study

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 10, 2017
CEO Rajesh Shrotriya said the drug can change the company’s growth timeline.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnology company focusing on hematology and oncology, recently completed enrollment for its Rolontis Phase 3 Advance pivotal study. Read More »

Collaborative drug for AML gains FDA approval

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 10, 2017
IDHIFA is a treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML) with an isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) mutation.

Celgene Corp. and Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for IDHIFA as a treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML) with an isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) mutation. Read More »

Neovac moves forward with dermatomyositis treatment

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 10, 2017
The trial will examine the immunogenicity, tolerability and biological and clinical efficacy of IFNalpha Kinoid.

Neovacs, a company focusing on immunotherapies that treat autoimmune diseases, recently announced its Investigation New Drug application for IFNalpha Kinoid was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

Pharmacy Times ranks highest for ad visibility and readership

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 10, 2017
Pharmacy Times’ departments work together to deliver content on the evolving pharmacy industry.

Pharmacy Times, the leading media resource for pharmacists and the pharmacy industry, ranked highest in ad visibility and highest in readership in the 2017 Kantar Media Pharmacy Readership study. Read More »

Amgen and Allergan submit biosimilar candidate for Herceptin

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 10, 2017
Allergan and Amgen are collaborating on four oncology biosimilars.

Amgen and Allergan submitted a Biologics License Application for ABP 980, a biosimilar candidate to Herceptin, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

Novartis reports positive 5-year efficacy data from Cosentyx study

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 11, 2017
Cosentyx works by specifically inhibiting the IL-17A cytokine that plays a role in driving inflammation.

Novartis, an immunology and dermatology company, recently reported positive five-year efficacy and safety results for Cosentyx after completing a Phase III long-term extension study in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Read More »

Thermo Fisher Scientific's new opioid treatment gains 501(k) clearance

Mark Iandolo | Aug 11, 2017
Buprenorphine can be a more practical and often more effective alternative to methadone in treating opioid addiction.

Thermo Fisher Scientific recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administation 510(k) clearance for the company’s new immunoassay for the specific detection of buprenorphine and its three major metabolites. Read More »

Cidara Therapeutics publishes data from study of echinocandin as IAC treatment

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 11, 2017
Cidara undertook the study in part because of the current treatments’ 40 percent failure rate.

Cidara Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company with a focus on developing anti-infective immunotherapies, recently published data from a study analyzing its next-generation echinocandin agent as a comparison to the treatment for intra-abdominal candidiasis. Read More »

Biothera Pharmaceuticals begins patient dosing for cancer study

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 11, 2017
The trial brings together a promising combination approach that may increase patient responses to Keytruda.

Biothera Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced that the patient dosing has begun in a Phase 1b/2 clinical study at the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium to evaluate Biothera’s Imprime PGG in combination with the Merck anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), in second-line non-small cell lung cancer. Read More »

Epclusa now approved to treat HCV/HIV co-infections

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 11, 2017
Gilead first received regulatory approval for Epclusa in June 2016.

Gilead Sciences Inc.'s updated labeling for Epclusa has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »

Opiant obtains ‘Orange Book’ approval for Narcan Nasal Spray

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 14, 2017
Opiant’s formulation attained FDA approval in January.

Making progress in the fight against opioid abuse, California-based Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently obtained a U.S. patent for its 2mg formula of Narcan Nasal Spray and product inclusion in U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s listings. Read More »

CDC outlays over $200 million to curb contagious disease

Carol Ostrow | Aug 14, 2017
The 2017 investment will create a national laboratory for TB study.

Upping its game against certain candida, tuberculosis and gonorrhea strains, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently allotted more than $200 million to help jurisdictions curtail both emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Read More »

Teva’s unique asthma inhaler gains FDA approval

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 14, 2017
Research has shown that approximately three-quarters of patients experience difficulty with MDI inhaler use.

An innovative new asthma treatment from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. recently gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, permitting the breath-activated inhaler to enter the market as a prophylactic maintenance medication. Read More »

Impax Labs settles with parties on Opana ER rights

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 14, 2017
Impax Laboratories, Endo International and Penwest Pharmaceuticals recently revealed a mutual settlement agreement.

Resolving a contractual dispute dating to 2010 regarding three-way collaboration on Opana ER tablets — between Impax Laboratories, Endo International plc and Penwest Pharmaceuticals — Impax recently revealed a mutual settlement agreement from its Hayward, California hub. Read More »

FDA approves Mavyret for hepatitis C virus

American Pharmacy News Reports | Aug 15, 2017
Previously, the course of hepatitis C virus therapy lasted at least 12 weeks.

The first eight-week medication cycle for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) recently earned approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the form of Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir), shortening treatment duration by one-third. Read More »

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