NOVARTIS CORPORATION: Novartis announces FDA approval of Gilenya® as the first disease-modifying therapy for pediatric relapsing multiple sclerosis

Novartis today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gilenya® (fingolimod) for the treatment of children and adolescents 10 to less than 18 years of age with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, making it the first disease-modifying therapy indicated for these patients2. Read More »

VALERITAS, INC:Valeritas’ V-Go® Wearable Insulin Delivery Device Results in Clinical Benefits Sustained Over Time in Patients with Diabetes

Valeritas Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLRX), a medical technology company which offers patients with diabetes V-Go® Wearable Insulin Delivery device, a simple, affordable, all-in-one insulin delivery option that is worn like a patch and can eliminate the need for taking multiple daily shots, announced today the publication last week of a manuscript titled “Clinical Benefits Over Time Associated with Use of V-Go Wearable Insulin Delivery Device in Adult Patients with Diabetes: a Retrospective Analysis” in Advances in Therapy, an international, peer-reviewed journal. Read More »

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.: Teva Announces Publication of Phase III Trial Data of Fremanezumab for the Preventive Treatment of Episodic Migraine in the Journal of the American Medical Association

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced the publication of data from the Phase III HALO study evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of both quarterly (every three months) and monthly subcutaneous dosing regimens of fremanezumab for the prevention of episodic migraine (EM). Read More »

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Expanded Indication for Truvada® (Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate) for Reducing the Risk of Acquiring HIV-1 in Adolescents

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved once-daily oral Truvada® (emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg)—in combination with safer sex practices—to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV-1 in at-risk adolescents. Read More »

GENENTECH, INC: FDA Approves Subcutaneous Formulation of Actemra for use in Active Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (PJIA), a Rare Form of Juvenile Arthritis

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the subcutaneous (SC) formulation of Actemra® (tocilizumab) for the treatment of active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (PJIA) in patients two years of age and older. Read More »

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY: Lilly's Galcanezumab Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 Study Evaluating Galcanezumab for the Prevention of Episodic Cluster Headache

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that galcanezumab met its primary endpoint in a Phase 3 study of patients with episodic cluster headache, demonstrating statistically significant differences in the reduction of weekly cluster headache attacks compared to placebo across weeks one to three of the two-month, double-blind treatment period Read More »

VALERITAS, INC:Valeritas Announces Positive Clinical Results Across Two New Studies Evaluating V-Go® Wearable Insulin Delivery Device in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Valeritas Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLRX), a medical technology company which offers V-Go® Wearable Insulin Delivery device, a simple, all-in-one insulin delivery option for patients with diabetes, announced positive results were shared today from two new studies during poster presentations at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress held in Boston, Massachusetts. Read More »