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The fourth quarter of 2022 highlights approvals, multiple clinical trial results, and numerous deals. There are major alliances in this quarter which include Johnson & Johnson acquired Abiomed for ~$16.6B, Takeda entered into an agreement to acquire NDI-034858 from Nimbus Therapeutics for ~$6B
In the fourth quarter of the year, BeiGene’s Brukinsa received EC’s…
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The EMA approved 4 New Chemical Entity (NCE) and 4 Biologic Drugs in November 2022, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
In November 2022, the major highlights drugs were Skyrizi's approval for active crohn's disease, Beyfortus for RSV lower respiratory tract disease
PharmaShots has compiled a list of a…
Active Ingredient: Nivolumab
Strength: 40 mg/4 mL, 100 mg/10 mL, & 240 mg/24 mL solution in a single-dose vial
Dosage Form: Injection
Mechanism of Action: Programmed cell death-1 receptor antagonists (PD-1)
First Approval: US (22 Dec 2014), EU (19 Jun 2015)
Revenue Analysis of Opdivo
BMS’ Opdivo gives tough competition to other drugs in the…
“Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV” -Theme of the year 2022
Introduction:
HIV/AIDS is one of the top 10 cause of mortality. It is a chronic, epidemic disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a virus that infect WBC’s CD4 T-cell of the immune system.
HIV, a type of retrovirus that isn't…
The US FDA approved 1 NDAs and 6 BLA in November 2022, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry. The CDER and CBER approved 73 novel products in 2022
In November 2022, the major highlights drugs were Imfinzi (durvalumab) + Imjudo (tremelimumab) approval for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, Elahere for…
Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potency
Biosimilars are expected to be a cost-effective alternative to the high-priced branded biologics, offering significant and much-needed cost savings to both payers and the patients
During the month of November, Samsung Bioepis presented two P-III studies results…
Active Ingredient: rivaroxaban
Strength: 2.5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg
Dosage Form: Tablets
Mechanism of Action: Factor Xa inhibitors
First Approval: US (1 Jul 2011), EU (30 Sep 2008)
Revenue Analysis of Xarelto1
Xarelto has been an important driver of the revenue generated from the cardiovascular portfolio of Janssen. The blood thinner showed an increase of 4%…
The EMA approved 2 Biologic Drugs in October 2022, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
In October 2022, the major highlights drugs were Yescarta approval for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and high-grade B-cell lymphoma, and Adtralza for atopic dermatitis
PharmaShots has compiled a list of a total of 2 new…
The US FDA approved 1 NDAs and 2 BLA in October 2022, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry. The CDER and CBER approved 66 novel products in 2022
In October 2022, the major highlights drugs were Tecvayli’s approval for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, Furoscix for congestion in chronic heart…
INTRODUCTION
Also known as seizure disorder, epilepsy is a non-communicable chronic disorder of the brain and is the fourth most common neurological disease globally. It is a central nervous system (CNS) disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures that are short changes in normal brain activity which led to brief incidences of involuntary movements either…

