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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo targeting compounded obesity drugs, an Amgen ‘at risk’ launch, and more

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Food and Drug Administration to bar compounding pharmacies from making copies of its blockbuster weight loss drug semaglutide, arguing that the medication is too complex for the pharmacies to safely make , STAT reports. Novo has repeatedly argued that compounded products are risky, stressing that they are not approved by the FDA.

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Pharmacy Law and Licensing Highlights 2025

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

This also includes additional requirements for pharmacies that engage in sterile and complex nonsterile compounding. Specifically, the change of ownership/location documents are quite a bit different and include some new and helpful information to assist applicants wading through the very confusing and cumbersome licensing process.

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Revised Final Guidance on Nitrosamines Offers New Recommendations for Assessment and Control

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FDA says that highly potent compounds – again, as defined in ICH M7(R2) – pose risks below that limit. We note that the other FDA guidance document on nitrosamines addresses NDSRIs. Using the guidelines found in the ICH M7(R2) , FDA set an AI threshold of 1.5

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Top biopharmaceutical Covid-19 vaccine companies boosted with over 80% revenue growth

Pharmaceutical Technology

Upcoming biosimilar competition for Humira means AbbVie’s focus may turn to Rinvoq, approved in the US for atopic dermatitis, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis, and Skyrizi, approved in the US for psoriatic arthritis and plaque psoriasis. Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) documented a 9.1%

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NHC Submits Comments on CMS Draft Guidance for IPAY 2028

Putting Patients First Blog

At the same time, the NHC recommends that CMS avoid incorporating the MFP into ASP calculations, as doing so could depress reimbursement rates across both Medicare and commercial markets, compounding access risks and straining provider viability. A first priority is clarifying how providers should submit claims for drugs subject to the MFP.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

2 The prerequisite to present statistically significant evidence for having efficacies of clinical relevance is crucial because FDA requires “adequate and well-controlled” multicentre clinical studies on any new drug candidate to document and support its safety and efficacy, and imposes the maximum level of scrutiny prior to approval.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: WHO pandemic accord may force pharma to disclose prices; FDA OKs first therapy to delay type 1 diabetes

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The document says that public funding for the development of vaccines and treatments should be more transparent, and include provisions to ensure that any resulting products are distributed evenly around the world. The agency issued 62 warning letters and 23 import alerts related to drugs, excluding compound-related actions.

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