AstraZeneca and Merck have secured breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for selumetinib to treat pediatric patients aged three years and older with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) symptomatic and inoperable plexiform neurofibromas (PN).
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted the marketing authorization for AJOVY (fremanezumab) 225 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe for the prophylaxis of migraine in adults who have at least four migraine days per month.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) injection for treatment of adults with a certain type of inflammatory arthritis called non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), with objective signs of inflammation.
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Forxiga (dapagliflozin) as an oral adjunct treatment to insulin for adults with type-1 diabetes (T1D).
Novartis has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Mayzent (siponimod) to treat secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) with active disease.
AbbVie has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved SKYRIZI (risankizumab), an interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor, for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, generalized pustular psoriasis, erythrodermic psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in adult patients who have an inadequate response to conventional therapies.
The European Commission (EC) has approved Forxiga (dapagliflozin) for use in type-1 diabetes (T1D) as an adjunct to insulin in patients with a BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2, when insulin alone does not provide adequate glycaemic control despite optimal insulin therapy.
Sage Therapeutics has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Zulresso (brexanolone) injection to treat postpartum depression (PPD) in adult women.
Roche Group member Genentech has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy for the initial treatment of adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
Roche have announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved MabThera (rituximab) for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe pemphigus vulgaris (PV), a rare condition characterised by progressive painful blistering of the skin and/or mucous membranes.
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