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New Drug Designations: July 2025
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New Drug Designations: July 2025

Shots:       PharmaShots’ Designation Report offers a concise overview of the latest drug and device designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, Health Canada, and NMPA.    The July 2025 edition covers designations awarded to 47 drugs and 3 medical devices, comprising 23 small molecules, 9 biologics, 8 cell and gene therapies, and…
August 26, 2025

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Bio-Thera Solutions Expands its Partnership with STADA for BAT1806 (Biosimilar, RoActemra)
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Bio-Thera Solutions Expands its Partnership with STADA for BAT1806 (Biosimilar, RoActemra)

Shots: Bio-Thera & STADA have expanded their partnership to BAT1806, a biosimilar version of Roche’s RoActemra (tocilizumab), whose 20mg/ml vial formulation received EMA’s approval in Jun 2024 for several arthritic conditions As per the deal, STADA will obtain exclusive rights to commercialize BAT1806 in the EU, UK, Switzerland & select other countries under its own marketing…
August 25, 2025

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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Reports the US FDA’s sNDA Acceptance and Priority Review of Setmelanotide to Treat Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sNDA of setmelanotide for the treatment of conditions associated with acquired hypothalamic obesity (PDUFA: Dec 20, 2025); Type II variation MAA is under the CHMP’s review sNDA & MAA were supported by global P-III (TRANSCEND) trial (N=120) assessing setmelanotide (n=81) vs PBO (n= 39) in 49 adults & 71 pediatric…
August 21, 2025

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Sanofi
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Sanofi’s Rilzabrutinib Secures the EMA’s Orphan Drug Designation to Treat IgG4-Related Disease

Shots: The EMA has granted ODD to rilzabrutinib for the treatment of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) Rilzabrutinib (PO) is being evaluated in a P-II trial for IgG4-RD with glucocorticoids vs glucocorticoids alone, showing reduced flares, improved disease markers, & steroid sparing over 52 weeks; data presented at EULAR 2025 Rilzabrutinib, a reversible covalent BTK inhibitor, is…
August 14, 2025

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BeOne Medicines’ BGB-16673 Receives the EMA’s PRIME Designation to Treat Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia

Shots: The EMA has granted PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) designation to BGB-16673 for the treatment of pts with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM), who previously were treated with a BTK inhibitor Designation was based on data showing BGB-16673’s novel ability to degrade both wild-type & mutant BTK forms, incl. resistance-linked variants, which demonstrated anti-tumor activity in B-cell malignancies…
August 1, 2025

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New Drug Designations: June 2025 

Shots:      PharmaShots’ Designation Report offers a concise overview of the latest drug and device designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, Health Canada, and NMPA   The June 2025 edition covers designations awarded to 43 drugs and 3 medical devices, comprising 17 small molecules, 7 biologics, 8 cell and gene therapies, and…
July 29, 2025

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The US FDA Approves GSK’s Shingrix Prefilled Syringe Presentation to Protect Individuals Against Shingles

Shots: The US FDA has approved prefilled syringe formulation of Shingrix (Recombinant Zoster Vaccine) for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster) Approval was supported by data demonstrating its technical comparability to the existing format, which incl. 2 separate vials, a lyophilised antigen & a liquid adjuvant, combined by healthcare professionals before use Additionally, Shingrix prefilled…
July 17, 2025

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