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Merck Granted Label Expansion by FDA for Keytruda
Keytruda, Merck's checkpoint inhibitor, has been granted label expansion by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for first-line treatment for patients diagnosed with, regardless of PD-L1 expression, locally advanced or metastatic gastroesophageal or esophageal...
FDA Grants EUA to Beckman Coulter’s COVID-19 Antibody Test
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to a COVID-19 antibody test created by Beckman Coulter. The antibody test measures the level of antibodies in a patient in response to COVID-19 to provide both a qualitative as well...
Study Shows AstraZeneca Vaccine Ineffective Against South African Variant
The New England Journal of Medicine published results from a study to test AstraZeneca's vaccine's efficacy for the South African variant of COVID-19. The clinical study was conducted in South Africa with 1,467 participants, of which 2.5% developed mild-to-moderate...
FDA Provides Smooth Pathway for COVID-19 Screening Tests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing further guidance and a smoother path for COVID-19 screening tests, specifically for asymptomatic patients. Part of this process includes the release of a fact sheet for those interested in organizing screening...
EMA Offers Guidance on Labeling for COVID-19 Therapeutics
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) offered guidance on labeling requirements for COVID-19 therapeutics as a follow up on their guidance from last year that offered labeling requirement flexibilities on COVID-19 vaccinations. According to the EMA, the product's...
E-Labeling for the Life Sciences Industry
There has been a drastic increase in regulations surrounding labeling for medical devices over the past decade. As our world shifts towards a more digital landscape, e-labeling, which is an electronic version of an Instruction for Use (IFU), has become more popular...
FDA Grants Approval for Medtronic’s Labeling of Intellis™ Platform
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for revised commercial labeling of Medtronic's Intellis™ Platform with Differential Target Multiplexed (DTM™). The platform is meant to treat chronic and intractable leg and back pain. Charlie Covert, VP and...
Melinta Therapeutics’ Antibiotic Approved by FDA for Serious Skin Infections
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved of Melinta Therapeutics' antibiotic Kimyrsa (oritavancin) for adults diagnosed with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). Caused by susceptible isolates of designated Gram-positive...
PTC Announces Results of Real-World Study
PTC Therapeutics announced today the results of its real-world study for patients diagnosed with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who switched between prednisone to EMFLAZA® (deflazacort) after the U.S. Food and Drug...
FDA Clears Baxter’s AK 98 Hemodialysis Machine
Baxter International announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance for its Artifical Kidney 98 (AK 98) dialysis machine. The next-gen, easy-to-use, portable machine is designed to administer hemodialysis (HD) treatments. Gavin...
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