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Purdue Pharma’s opioid overdose drug gets US regulator’s nod

US drugmaker Purdue Pharma’s injection to treat opioid overdose in adults and patients 12 years or older, got the country’s drug regulator’s approval.

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Novartis’s drug to treat rare kidney disease gets USFDA approval 

Switzerland’s Novartis AG has received accelerated approval from the USFDA for its drug to reduce elevated levels of proteins in the urine of.

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US regulator allows GSK’s endometrial cancer therapy for expanded use

The US drug regulator has granted permission for expanded use of British pharmaceutical company, GSK Plc’s endometrial cancer drug.

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Adaptimmune’s therapy to treat rare form of cancer gets USFDA nod

UK-based biopharmaceutical company, Adaptimmune Therapeutics Plc, got FDA approval for its cell therapy for treating a rare form of cancer.

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Eli Lilly’s trial weight-loss drug reduces heart failure risk by 38%

Eli Lilly and Company’s Zepbound or trizepatide injection to treat obesity reduces the risk of heart failure, hospitalisation and cardiovascular death by 38%,.

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Wegovy gets EU regulator backing on lowering heart risks in obese people

The European Medicines Agency has backed Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy to expand the weight-loss drug’s application to lower heart risks and strokes in non-diabetic.

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Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy gets UK regulator nod to treat heart risks

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug to cut the risk of obesity and adults suffering.

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USFDA issues new draft guidance for trials to expand race, ethnicity

In a bid to include an under-represented population, the US drug regulator has advised healthcare firms to improve racial, ethnic and other diversity.

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Opinion: Ecstasy drug-driven PTSD treatment faces tough questions

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is a breakthrough in the treatment of PTSD, but without proper monitoring and documentation, we are inviting trouble.

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Merck’s vaccine for pneumococcal disease gets FDA’s green light

The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to Merck’s vaccine to protect adults against the different types of bacteria.

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