AMAG Pharmaceuticals has received a notice of three-month extension from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Feraheme (ferumoxytol) injection to be used for intravenous (IV) therapy. ...
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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Bayer, has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Adempas (riociguat) tablets. Adempas tablets are developed for the treatment of adults with ...
Kyowa Hakko Kirin, a pharmaceutical company, has received the Japanese approval for manufacturing and marketing the NESP injection 5μg plastic syringe as an additional formulation in Japan. NESP is a long-acting erythropoiesis ...
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A disease, by definition, is a disorder of structure or function in an organism that produces specific symptoms or signs to indicate its presence. Inheritance, in terms of biology, is the passing of characteristics, good or bad, from ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Given Imaging’s next-generation video capsule, called PillCam SB 3. The 11 mm x 26 mm video capsule is helpful in detecting small bowel abnormalities related to Crohn's disease, ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to specialty pharma company AMAG Pharmaceuticals, for its ferumoxytol drug, which is used to heal anemia caused by iron deficiency. The company has been given US Patent No. ...
British drugmaker AstraZeneca and US biotechnology company FibroGen have formed a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize FG-4592 to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ...
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American Regent, a subsidiary of a Daiichi Sankyo Group Company named Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, has won USFDA approval for Injectafer (ferric carboxymaltose injection) for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). A parenteral iron ...
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, AMAG Pharmaceuticals' European commercial partner, has submitted a type-II variation to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for label expansion of Rienso (ferumoxytol). The approval will allow the use of ...
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The US FDA has approved Xofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride) for the treatment of symptomatic late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer spread to bones but not to other organs in men. The therapy is indicated for men whose ...
Scientists used an iPhone and a camera lens to diagnose intestinal worms in rural Tanzania, a breakthrough that could help doctors treat patients infected with the parasites, a study said on Tuesday. Research published by the American ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review AMAG Pharmaceuticals' supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Feraheme (ferumoxytol) injection for Intravenous (IV) use. The sNDA filed is to expand the indication for ...
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The USFDA has granted orphan drug designation to Pluristem Therapeutics' PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cells to treat aplastic anemia. The failure of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) present in the bone marrow to produce red blood cells, white ...
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Rockwell Medical has announced positive results from PRIME clinical study of iron-delivery drug, Soluble Ferric Pyrophosphate (SFP), demonstrating statistically significant 37% reduction in erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESA) dose. ...
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Researchers at Nottingham Trent University, UK, have identified a novel and natural method which uses 'nano-rust' particles to fortify potatoes with iron, a move which could help prevent iron deficiency anemia. Anemia affects nearly a ...
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