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FDA approves Amgen's cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha
2015-08-28 02:31:47| Biotech - Topix.net
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Amgen Inc's Repatha drug for patients with hereditary forms of high cholesterol and those with cardiovascular disease. Last month the FDA approved a similar drug from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi SA.
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FDA approves first 3D-printed pill, could signal era of custom medication
2015-08-04 21:45:03| Extremetech
New 3D printed pill could be the first step toward custom-made medications for all your needs.
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FDA approves new combination pill for cystic fibrosis from Vertex Pharmaceuticals
2015-07-02 19:21:57| Biotech - Topix.net
Federal health officials have approved a new combination drug for the most common form of cystic fibrosis, the debilitating inherited disease that causes internal mucus buildup, lung infections and early death. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the twice-a-day pill from Vertex Pharmaceuticals for a variation of cystic fibrosis that affects about 8,500 people in the U.S. who are 12 years and older.
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FDA approves Pfizer drug to treat rare lung disease
2015-05-29 07:59:05| Biotech - Topix.net
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first drug to treat a rare, progressive lung disease that mainly affects women of childbearing age. WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first drug to treat a rare, progressive lung disease that mainly affects women of childbearing age.
FDA approves drug to fight heart failure - Sun, 19 Apr 2015 PST
2015-04-19 11:52:31| Biotech - Topix.net
Patients with chronic heart failure, a disabling, deadly disease that worsens as the heart gradually pumps less efficiently, are getting a much-needed new option with U.S. approval of a novel drug from Amgen Inc. Corlanor is the first medication in a dozen years for heart failure, which is becoming more common with obesity - and more people surviving heart attacks due to better treatments. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration is reviewing another heart failure pill, from Novartis AG, and could approve it this summer.
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