FDA

Dec 04, 2018

If dementia genes are found, drug discovery can be accelerated in brain disorders The overproduction of a protein called tau has been detected in the neuron degeneration that causes Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. But the exact genetic process that causes tau is still a mystery. Scientists of the University...

Nov 29, 2018

Prometic bags USD 50 Million stock sale option to ease a cash crunch Prometic Life Sciences got into an agreement for selling USD 50 million in stock. This gives Prometic a way to escape its current financial pressures. Canada-based Prometic was asked by the FDA to make and validate process changes for Ryplazim, a c...

Nov 22, 2018

Cambrex takes over Avista in USD 250 Million agreement Cambrex, life sciences company, is taking over Avista Pharma Solutions with a deal of USD 250 million to become a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). The agreement includes the early-stage drug development and manufacturing capabi...

Nov 20, 2018

Gene editing, a possible treatment, for inherited kidney disease Joubert syndrome, an inherited brain disorder that causes kidney failure in patients. This requires a transplant or dialysis. A mutation in the gene CEP290 causes the inherited form of kidney disease and scientists in the U.K. to apprise of having an e...

Nov 06, 2018

FDA approves Zulresso of Sage Sage Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, receives U.S. approval for its postpartum depression (PPD) drug Zulresso from the Food and Drug Administration when received 17-1 in favour of the therapy...

Oct 30, 2018

TherapeuticsMD bags FDA approval for hormone therapy The FDA has nodded hormone therapy of TherapeuticsMD for hot flashes that are associated with menopause. Bijuva is an oral treatment that contains molecularly identical (bio-identical) versions of the hormones estradiol and progesterone for menopausal women with a...

Oct 29, 2018

Oral Mucositis (OM) refers to erythematous and ulcerative lesions of the oral mucosa observed in cancer patients under chemotherapy or radiation therapy. In its severe form, OM presents as confluent, deep ulcerations. Typical manifestations are atrophy, erythema, ulceration, and swelling of the mucosa. It appears fi...

Oct 11, 2018

Cytosen Therapeutics and KBI Biopharma pair up to manufacture NK cells and Nanoparticles  CytoSen Therapeutics and KBI Biopharma paired up to manufacture therapeutic Natural Killer Cell by using a closed system manufacturing process. According to the initial collaboration, KBI will be subjected to manufactur...

Oct 09, 2018

FDA approves transthyretin amyloidosis therapy of Akcea, Ionis Patients with an orphan, hereditary disease that is transthyretin amyloidosis with a second new treatment option are available after the Food and Drug Administration approved Akcea Therapeutics and Ionis Pharmaceuticals' Tegsedi.  As Tegsedi is approved,...

Oct 03, 2018

Millions of people get bad side-effects when trying to withdraw antidepressants. The All Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence review shows half of the patients have withdrawal symptoms and for half of these, the symptoms will be severe. The patients should be properly warned for the same.The revi...