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The FDA cleared BioMarin Pharmaceuticals’s Voxzogo injection for treating achondroplasia, a common form of short-limbed dwarfism in children.
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BioMarin’s achondroplasia drug gets nod for children of all ages

HQ Team October 21, 2023: The FDA cleared BioMarin Pharmaceuticals’s Voxzogo injection for treating achondroplasia, a common form of short-limbed dwarfism in children.

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The USFDA has approved Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine to treat deadly meningococcal disease in young adults between 10 years and 25 years.
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Pfizer’s vaccine for meningococcal disease gets FDA approval

HQ Team October 21, 2023: The USFDA has approved Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine to treat deadly meningococcal disease in young adults between 10 years.

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Hyloris Pharmaceuticals SA, Liège, Belgium-based biopharma company, announced the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its post-operative pain treatment drug.
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Belgium’s Hyloris gets nod for post-operative pain reduction drug

HQ Team October 18, 2023: Hyloris Pharmaceuticals SA, Liège, Belgium-based biopharma company, announced the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its post-operative.

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Eli Lilly and Company announced its experimental drug for treating severe Crohn's disease met secondary targets in efficacy and safety.
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Eli Lilly late-stage trial drug for Crohn’s disease meets testing goals

HQ Team October 13, 2023: Eli Lilly and Company announced its experimental drug for treating severe Crohn’s disease met secondary targets in efficacy.

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Dutch pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, has stopped testing Ozempic to treat the progression of renal impairment in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease after the interim results met certain pre-specified” criteria for efficacy.
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Novo Nordisk stops testing of Ozempic as kidney trial meets efficacy goals

HQ Team October 11, 2023: Dutch pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, has stopped testing Ozempic to treat the progression of renal impairment in people.

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Compounded ketamine products used to treat psychiatric disorders, are not safe, may put patients at severe risk of adverse events, and are not approved by the FDA, the regulator warned.
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FDA warns patients against use of ketamine for psychiatric disorders

 HQ Team October 10, 2023: Compounded ketamine products used to treat psychiatric disorders, are not safe, may put patients at severe risk of.

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Diabetes drugs used in weight-loss therapies may come with a risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, a study by the University of British Columbia found.
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Users of diabetic drugs for weight loss at risk of stomach paralysis

HQ Team October 7, 2023: Diabetes drugs used in weight-loss therapies may come with a risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction,.

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Dutch medical device maker, Philips Respironics, agreed to conduct further tests on its faulty ventilators after the USFDA said it was “unsatisfied” with the status of a recall.
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US drug regulator ‘unsatisfied’ by Philips’s progress on ventilator recall

HQ Team October 6, 2023: Dutch medical device maker, Philips Respironics, agreed to conduct further tests on its faulty ventilators after the USFDA.

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The FDA is planning a pilot program to accelerate the development of drugs and biological products for rare diseases by helping companies gather relevant data and conduct trials.
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FDA plans project to aid companies in making drugs for rare diseases 

HQ Team October 4, 2023: The FDA is planning a pilot program to accelerate the development of drugs and biological products for rare.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Novavax’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents 12 years of age or above, the regulator announced.
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Novavax gets FDA nod for updated Covid-19 vaccine for 12 years and above

HQ Team October 4, 2023: The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Novavax’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents 12.

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