Saturday, August 04, 2018

USFDA


1). US FDA approves Progenics' NDA for Azedra to treat unresectable, locally advanced/metastatic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma
                     
2). Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for anti-bacterial drug

3). Krintafel (tafenoquine) is a single-dose medication for radical cure (prevention of relapse) of P. vivax malaria. The drug is the result of a partnership of Glaxo Smith-Kline (GSK) and Medicines for Malaria Venture, a public-private company whose stated mission is to reduce the burden of malaria by developing and delivering new, effective and affordable antimalarial drugs.

4). Aurobindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for anticoagulant

5). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved    Japan-based Shionogi & Co Ltd's treatment for low blood-platelet count or thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic liver disease. The treatment belongs to a new class of drugs called thrombopoietin receptor agonists TPO RA, which stimulate platelet production