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Kathleen Somera-Molina, Head of SMA Global Medical Affairs at Biogen Shares Insights on New Data Published about SPINRAZA

Shots: Kathleen spoke about the results of a new study published in Advances in Therapy evaluating real-world adherence to SPINRAZA (nusinersen) with its unique dosing schedule among people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) She also talked about the overall adherence rates to nusinersen. She highlighted that adherence was higher during the maintenance phase than the loading phase…

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Ivy Weng, Group VP, of Life Sciences at Komodo Health Shares Insights on its Collaboration with Intercept Pharmaceuticals

Shots: Ivy shared details of its collaboration with Intercept Pharmaceuticals and how Intercept is using Komodo’s tech platform and healthcare map for a retrospective real-world study on the long-term outcomes for Ocaliva She also talked about how pharma companies can utilize Komodo’s technology platform and how it supports rare disease research The interview gives an…

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Nabil Abadir, CMO and Head of Global Medical Affairs at Amarin Corp Shares Insights from New Data Evaluating Vascepa/Vazkepa at ACC.23/WCC

Shots: Nabil spoke about the data evaluating Vascepa/Vazkepa and eicosapentaenoic acid in reducing cardiovascular events presented at the ACC.23/WCC He also told our readers about the new analysis from the REDUCE-IT trial showing the effectiveness of VASCEPA/VAZKEPA in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome The interview shows how Amarin is developing innovative therapies, increasing the…

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Olivier Harari, VP, Early Clinical Development at Regeneron Shares his Views on Pozelimab’s BLA Acceptance for the US FDA Priority Review

Shots: Olivier highlighted the P-II/III data based on which Regeneron’s BLA for Pozelimab was accepted by the US FDA under priority review to treat adults and children with CHAPLE disease CHAPLE disease is driven by an overactivation of the complement system due to CD55 deficiency. Pozelimab blocks the activity of complement factor C5 and prevents…

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New Drug Designations - June 2023

New Drug Designations – June 2023

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a condensed overview of several drugs and their designations by the US FDA, the EU, China, and the UK. This month’s report includes 7 biological drugs, 13 small molecules and 9 cell and gene therapies  CellCentric’s Inobrodib, for multiple myeloma and Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ RP-A601, for PKP2-arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy were the two…

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Disease of the Month- Juvenile Arthritis

Disease of the Month- Juvenile Arthritis

Shots:  To keep our readers acquainted with several disease conditions, ongoing trials, and available treatment options, PharmaShots brings every month a detailed take on a particular disease after thorough research   Continuing the series for the disease of the month, PharmaShots brings this month a summary of Juvenile arthritis, an autoimmune inflammatory disease   July is observed…

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VIEWPOINTS_Dr. Mourad Farouk Rezk_2023

Dr. Mourad Farouk Rezk, Head of Global Medical & Development Biogen Biosimilars Shares Insights on BLA Acceptance for BIIB800

Shots: Dr. Mourad spoke about the acceptance of aBLA for BIIB800, a Tocilizumab biosimilar candidate for several autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis He briefed about the study design and results from the P-III trial which supported the BLA filing This interview focuses on Biogen's notable progress in addressing challenging immunologic conditions, offering potential solutions to…

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