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Prescription drugs have an instrumental role in effectively controlling chronic diseases like heart-related conditions, diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, and cancer, among others. Unlike over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs are advised not to be taken without the authorization of a doctor
In 2022, the global market size of prescription drugs was worth $1035.5B and is envisioned to…
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Gina gave her views on the acceptance of the sBLA by the US FDA and the validation of the Type II Variation Marketing Authorization Application by the EMA for Opdivo as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma
She also spoke on the epidemiology of melanoma and…
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…
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The pharmaceutical companies have shown continual efforts towards developing enhanced and innovative treatment options to address the unmet needs of patients with disease eradication being the goal of developing these treatments
Advancements in cellular and molecular biology have increased the possibilities for generating new pharmaceutical products imposing major impacts on the prevention, diagnosis, and…
Active Ingredients: Adalimumab
Strength: 40 mg/0.8 ml
Dosage Form: Syringe, Vial
Mechanism of Action: TNF-alpha inhibitors
First Approval: US (Dec 31, 2002), EU (Aug 09, 2003)
Revenue
Humira (adalimumab) has been the top-selling biologic drug product for the last few years – reaching nearly $21B in annual sales in 2021. Humira is one of the main drivers of AbbVie’s immunology…
The year 2021 witnessed the global approval of vaccines and drugs amid COVID-19. The disease has been dominating the headlines from the last two years.
No one is amazed that COVID vaccines and drugs find a place in top selling drugs this time. Pfizer & BioNTech’s Comirnaty took the first position with $36B revenue and…
In an interview with PharmaShots, Dr. Ian Waxman, MD, Development Lead, Gastrointestinal Cancer at BMS shared his views on the EC's approval of Opdivo (nivolumab) + Yervoy (ipilimumab) for the Treatment of dMMR or MSI-H mCRC
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The approval is based on P-II CheckMate -142 study evaluating Opdivo + Yervoy in patients with dMMR or MSI-H mCRC whose disease had…
The average life expectancy span of Human Beings are increased due to better medical facilities and drugs developed by Biopharma companies. Pharmaceutical products or drugs or medicines are being produced for a wide range of medical sectors. It includes the lifesaving drugs or the major therapy area including immunology- cardiology- and neurology but are they…

