Partner Therapeutics, Inc. (PTx), a commercial biotechnology company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to Leukine® (sargramostim), a yeast-derived recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (rhuGM-CSF), for the potential treatment of Stage IIb-IV melanoma. Read More »

Statement emphasizes the pharmacist's role in educating patients, including the importance of disposing of unused medication Read More »

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) announced the launch of a generic version of Delzicol®1 (mesalamine) delayed-release capsules, 400 mg, in the U.S. Read More »

AmerisourceBergen issued the following announcement on April 24.Original source can be found here. Read More »

Sunosi is the first and only dual-acting dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved by the FDA to improve wakefulness in adults living with excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea Read More »

FDA Grants Priority Review Status Read More »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cablivi®(caplacizumab-yhdp) in combination with plasma exchange and immunosuppression for the treatment of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) in adults. Read More »

Wixela™ Inhub™ is the first FDA-approved therapeutically equivalent generic of ADVAIR DISKUS® (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) for certain patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Read More »

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for the New Drug Application (NDA) for apomorphine sublingual film (APL-130277) to treat OFF episodes (the re-emergence or worsening of Parkinson’s symptoms otherwise controlled by medications) experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Read More »

Approval based on statistically significant and clinically meaningful overall survival benefit demonstrated in the CELESTIAL phase 3 pivotal trial Read More »

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced the launch of a generic version of Elidel®1 (pimecrolimus) Cream, 1% in the U.S. Read More »

First and Only FDA-Approved Inhaled Levodopa for Intermittent Treatment of OFF Episodes in People with Parkinson’s Taking Carbidopa/Levodopa Read More »

Award Supports Advancement of BIOC51 Through Toxicology Studies in 2019 Read More »

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) and granted Priority Review for quizartinib for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory FLT3-ITD acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Read More »

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) announced it received a complete response letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in regards to its New Drug Application (NDA) for tadalafil oral film (OF). Read More »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Aemcolo (rifamycin), an antibacterial drug indicated for the treatment of adult patients with travelers’ diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli), not complicated by fever or blood in the stool. Read More »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Dupixent® (dupilumab) in adolescent patients 12 to 17 years of age with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, whose disease was inadequately controlled with topical therapies or for whom topical treatment was medically inadvisable. Read More »

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AcelRx) (Nasdaq: ACRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for use in a medically supervised setting, announced the approval of DSUVIA™ by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read More »

LORBRENA Addresses Unmet Needs for Certain Patients Treated With Prior ALK Therapy Read More »

Taiho Oncology, Inc. announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted priority review for the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for LONSURF® Read More »