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Health Canada has approved ARS Pharma's neffy 2mg (adrenaline nasal spray) to treat allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) in adults & children (>30kg)
In Nov 2024, ARS Pharma granted ALK exclusive rights to commercialize neffy outside the US, incl. EU, Canada, UK, & select markets in exchange for $155M in upfront & milestones till date, ~$310M…
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The EC has approved Dupixent to treat mod. to sev. CSU pts (age 2-11yrs.), who were symptomatic despite H1 antihistamine treatment & naïve to anti-IgE therapy based on 2 P-III (Study A & C) trials from LIBERTY-CUPID program, and CUPIDKids
Study A & C assessed Dupixent (LD → 300mg Q2W or 200mg Q2W for…
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Eli Lilly has reported that Foundayo is now available in the US, along with lifestyle intervention for obese/overweight adults with weight-related medical problems. Foundayo is now available via LillyDirect and telehealth, with US retail rollout starting today
Approval was backed by the ATTAIN program, including ATTAIN-1 (n= 3127), where Foundayo showed weight loss of…
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Health Canada has approved Empaveli (pegcetacoplan) for patients (≥12yrs.) with C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) or primary IC-MPGN to reduce proteinuria, marking the first approved therapy for these indications in Canada
Approval was based on the P-III (VALIANT) study, where Empaveli demonstrated a 68% reduction in proteinuria (uPCR), stabilization of kidney function, and clearance of C3…
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The NMPA has approved Exdensur as an add-on therapy for adults with CRSwNP for whom therapy with systemic corticosteroids & /or surgery do not provide adequate disease control, based on P-III (ANCHOR 1 & 2) trials
The ANCHOR-1 & ANCHOR-2 trial assessed Exdensur(Q6M)+ intranasal corticosteroids (SoC) vs PBO + SoC in 271 & 257 pts,…
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The US FDA has approved the Nexus Aortic Arch Stent Graft for the treatment of aortic arch disease
Approval was supported by the 1yr. results from the TRIOMPHE IDE trial assessing Nexus in aortic arch disease, incl. chronic aortic dissections, in pts at high risk for open surgical repair, which showed safe & effective treatment in…
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FDA has approved extending Eylea HD dosing intervals up to 20wks. for wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) & diabetic macular edema (DME) after 1yr. of response based on visual & anatomic outcomes
As a part of approval, the Eylea HD label will incl. 96wk. PULSAR (wAMD; n=583) & PHOTON (DME; n=395) data, where 71%…
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FDA has approved Foundayo along with lifestyle intervention for obese/overweight adults with weight-related medical problems; Foundayo will be available via LillyDirect beginning Apr 6, 2026
Approval was backed by the ATTAIN program, incl. ATTAIN-1, where Foundayo showed weight loss of 27.3 lbs (12.4%) vs 2.2 lbs (0.9%) with PBO at the highest dose, with…
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The Chinese NMPA has approved Exdensur as an add-on maintenance therapy for asthma pts (≥12yrs.) characterised by an eosinophilic phenotype based on P-III (SWIFT-1: n=382) & (SWIFT-2: n=380) trials
Exdensur reduced asthma exacerbations by 58% (SWIFT-1) & 48% (SWIFT-2) over 52wks., with results in Chinese pts (n=58, SWIFT-1) consistent with the overall population. Pooled data…
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The US FDA has approved Ponlimsi, a biosimilar version of Prolia (denosumab), for all indications of the reference product
Approval was based on extensive clinical data, incl. analytical & clinical studies, which showed comparable efficacy, safety, & immunogenicity of Ponlimsi to the reference product
Additionally, Teva’s biosimilar of Xolair (omalizumab) was accepted for review…

