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Abbvie

AbbVie’s Maviret Receives EC Approval for Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Shots: The EC has approved Maviret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) for the treatment of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in pts (≥3yrs.) with compensated liver disease (with or without cirrhosis) Approval was based on the P-III (M20-350) trial assessing Maviret (QD, PO) in pts (≥12yrs.) with acute HCV infection, enrolling 286 treatment-naïve adults across 70 locations globally Trial…

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Merck

The US FDA Expands Merck’s Capvaxive Use to Children and Adolescents Aged 2-17 at Increased Risk for Pneumococcal Disease

Shots: The US FDA has expanded the indication for Capvaxive to incl. pts aged 2–17yrs. with certain chronic medical conditions who have completed a primary pediatric pneumococcal vaccination series & remain at increased risk of pneumococcal disease Approval was supported by P-III (STRIDE-13) trial data, which compared Capvaxive with PPSV23 in the above-mentioned pts Capvaxive…

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GSK & Spero Therapeutics Report the US FDA Approval of Utebzi for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (cUTIs)

Shots: The US FDA has approved Utebzi (tebipenem pivoxil; 600mg, PO, Q6H) for the treatment of cUTIs incl. pyelonephritis, in adults who have limited or no alternative oral treatment options, with launch expected by the end of 2026 Approval was supported by the P-III (PIVOT-PO) trial demonstrating that Utebzi was non-inferior to IV imipenem-cilastatin in…

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CinnaGen Reports the EC Approval of Zandoriah (Biosimilar, Forsteo)

Shots: The EC has granted centralized marketing authorization to Zandoriah, a biosimilar version of Forsteo (teriparatide) for the treatment of osteoporosis in adults, across all 30 EEA states Zandoriah has demonstrated biosimilarity in line with EMA guidelines, with comprehensive comparability studies confirming similar quality, safety, and efficacy to the reference product Teriparatide is a synthetic…

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Elanco

Elanco Receives the USDA Approval for TruCan Ultra Lyme-L4 Combination Vaccine to Protect Dogs Against Lyme and Leptospirosis

Shots: The USDA has approved Elanco's TruCan Ultra Lyme-L4 to protect dogs against both Lyme disease and leptospirosis, expanding its extensive TruCan Ultra Portfolio TruCan Ultra Lyme-L4 uses Elanco’s PureFil Tech to reduce vaccination reactions & is available in a 1/2mL formulation that delivers the same broad protection as the 1 mL version, enabling comprehensive…

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